Atrioventricular Dissociation

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Contents 1 More Specific Terms 2 Introduction 3 Clinical-manifestations 4 Management 5 More General Terms 6 References

More Specific Terms

• competitive atrioventricular (AV) dissociation

Introduction

• Independent activity of atria & ventricles. AV dissociation may be seen in association with supraventricular tachycardia ( SVT), ventricular tachycardia (VT), or AV block.

Clinical-manifestations

• generally asymptomatic

Management

• correct underlying cause (i.e. cause of SVT, VT or AV block)

More General Terms

• cardiac arrhythmia

References

Saunders Manual of Medical Practice, Rakel (ed), WB Saunders, Philadelphia, 1996, pg 271

atrioventricular (AV) dissociation