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Current Cardiology Reviews

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ISSN (Print): 1573-403X
ISSN (Online): 1875-6557

Interatrial Block in the Modern Era

Author(s): Lovely Chhabra, Ramprakash Devadoss, Vinod K. Chaubey and David H. Spodick

Volume 10, Issue 3, 2014

Page: [181 - 189] Pages: 9

DOI: 10.2174/1573403X10666140514101748

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Abstract

Interatrial block (IAB; P-wave duration ≥ 110 ms), which represents a delay in the conduction between the atria, is a pandemic conduction abnormality that is frequently underappreciated in clinical practice. Despite its comprehensive documentation in the medical literature, it has still not received adequate attention and also not adequately described and discussed in most cardiology textbooks. IAB can be of varying degrees and classified based on the degree of P-duration and its morphology. It can transform into a higher degree block and can also manifest transiently. IAB may be a preceding or causative risk factor for various atrial arrhythmias (esp. atrial fibrillation) and also be associated with various other clinical abnormalities ranging from left atrial dilation and thromboembolism including embolic stroke and mesenteric ischemia. IAB certainly deserves more attention and prospective studies are needed to formulate a standard consensus regarding appropriate management strategies.

Keywords: Interatrial block, bachmann's bundle, review, thromboembolism, atrial arrhythmia, P-wave duration.


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