cardiac conduction re-entry

Introduction

Re-entry is a phenomenon in which a circuit is set up in the cardiac conduction system such that reactivation of cardiac depolarization occurs prematurely as a result of the aberrant circuit.

More general terms

• cardiac arrhythmia

More specific terms

• AV nodal re-entrant tachycardia (AVNRT)
• sinus node re-entrant tachycardia

Additional terms

• atrioventricular reciprocating tachycardia (AVRT)