retrograde VA conduction

Complete blockers out there:

Do any of ya'll have this or know what this means?
I'm trying to decipher my post ablation measurements which state:

AVBCL- block in the AV node
VABCL- midline and decremental

Basically, what I've learned is that post ablation I had Ventriculoatrial block which, in better understood terms, is decremental retrograde VA conduction.

From what I can understand it's when the electrical signal moves backwards from the ventricle to the atrium. Everything I've read commonly associates it with complete AV block.

Does this ring any bells with ya'll. Where's Electric Frank when you need him? How 'bout you TraceyE, or other complete AV blockers out there?

I don't exactly know what my rhythm is anymore- just that I would guess I'm 100% atrial paced since my last ablation. I've suspected a block of some sort to explain all of this pacing, but wonder if it's the same as stated in my post ablation measurements.

I can't wait until my next pacer check. I'm going to demand that they turn it off and fess up to me what's going on. This is driving me crazy.

Just trying to absorb it all. I've never been slow EVER in all my life. I've gone from Speed Racer skipping more times than Lou, to The Little Engine that Could and the Tortoise from "The Tortoise and the Hare"

It's funny how these crazy heart rhythms begin to define you after you've had them so long. I don't even know "myself" any more. I guess I can safely say that I'm having a "heart identity crisis", and I can't wait to know and understand myself again.

LOL.

3 Comments

uhhh

by Tracey_E - 2009-05-26 06:05:26

(best deep voice) Yeah, baby, I'm an AV blocker. What's it to ya?? Huh??

Seriously, I'll pass this one on to Frank and Smitty! The way I understand my av block, the signal doesn't go from SA to AV as it should; any beats generated by the ventricle are just random and contained in the ventricles, not conducted to the atria. My ekg's before the pm looked like two different people- atria was nice and regular, ventricles were all over the place.

That's funny, Frank

by Angelie - 2009-05-27 10:05:05

Jeez, you make me feel so smart.....(blushing)

Nah, yesterday I had my "quiz hat" on. LOL, today it's the "wiz one". Later on, I'm going to hang upside down and juggle.

Thanks for your valiant effort. If I finally discover the meaning of all of this gargon, I'll be sure to post and share my newly found knowledge.

Hmmm

by ElectricFrank - 2009-05-27 12:05:14

From what I have been able to find on a couple of cardiology web sites the AVBLK and VABLK are special terms used to describe the the results of the ablation.

I'm only making a guess, but it seems like the AVBLK is the AV Block resulting from the AV node ablation. The VABLK is a block that keeps nerve impulses from traveling in the reverse direction from the ventricles back to the atrium. This could be to stop pacemaker mediated vtach.

Your questions are getting more sophisiticated. I guess I better go back to school and get an EP degree.

frank, NDD (no damned degree)

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