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Buttà, C., Tuttolomondo, A., Di Raimondo, D., Milio, G., Miceli, S., Attanzio, M.T., Giarrusso, L., Licata, G. and Pinto, A. (2013) The Supraventricular Tachycardias: Proposal of a Diagnostic Algorithm for the Narrow Complex Tachycardias. Journal of Cardiology, 61, 247-255.
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• TITLE: Orthodromic Atrioventricular Reciprocating Tachycardia in a Dalmatian

  AUTHORS: Marlos G. Sousa, Stephany B. Lucina, Roberta Carareto

  KEYWORDS: Arrhythmia, Tachycardiomyopathy, Accessory Pathway, Reentrant Arrhythmia

  JOURNAL NAME: Open Journal of Veterinary Medicine, Vol.8 No.1, January 23, 2018

  ABSTRACT: Supraventricular tachyarrhythmias may be caused by macroreentry circuits involving the AV node and accessory pathways. This paper reports a case of suspected orthodromic atrioventricular reciprocating tachycardia in an 18-month-old Dalmatian admitted with dyspnea and a lifelong history of fatigue. Cardiac auscultation documented a regular fast pace with no heart murmurs. The electrocardiogram characteristics were consistent with supraventricular tachycardia, with very regular RR interval and narrow QRS complexes. At lead II, we identified negative P waves buried within the ST segment, which resulted in a RP-to-PR ratio of 0.60, but in aVR these P waves were positive, suggesting a retrograde conduction of electrical impulses throughout the atrial myocardium. The echocardiographic study showed volume overload, and a decreased fractional shortening was calculated when SVT was sustained, highlighting its impact on systolic function. This is likely the first description of an orthodromic atrioventricular reciprocating tachycardia in a Dalmatian, and although cardiac mapping was not available to confirm this suspicion, all electrocardiograpic features were supportive of such arrhythmia.