Abstract

MEZA, Alfredo Javier; FALCON, Rocío del Pilar; SCAVENIUS, Karina Elizabeth  and  CENTURION, Osmar Antonio. Pathophysiology of interatrial block and its role as a predictor of supraventricular arrhythmias. Mem. Inst. Investig. Cienc. Salud [online]. 2023, vol.21, n.1, e21142302.  Epub Nov 29, 2023. ISSN 1812-9528.  https://doi.org/10.18004/mem.iics/1812-9528/2023.e21142302.

Interatrial block (IAB) can serve as a valuable electrocardiographic marker to assess the risk of developing atrial arrhythmias, and new onset of atrial fibrillation (AF). The IAB is produced by a deterioration in atrial conduction that implies a delay in the conduction of the electrical stimulus from the right atrium to the left atrium. Probable causes of Bachmann bundle interruption include ischemia, degenerative disease of aging, infiltrative diseases, diffuse coronary disease, and inflammatory conditions. The risk factors for advanced IAB, atrial fibrillation (AF), and cerebrovascular accident (CVA) appear to be very similar, and the underlying pathogenesis is probably due to myocardial fibrosis, and atrial remodeling. The interatrial block is clinically related to the appearance of supraventricular tachyarrhythmias and is related to atrial remodeling. Although atrial enlargement and IAB share a similar electrocardiographic pattern, they are separate entities. However, many authors still associate P wave duration greater than 120 ms with left atrial enlargement. Atrial remodeling modifies conduction velocity, cardiac architecture, voltage-gated ion channels, and resistance and capacitance components, such as the extracellular space and cell junctions. The alteration of these properties affects the electrophysiological properties of atrial conduction and favors IAB, atrial disorders, and the genesis of AF.

Keywords : Interatrial block; atrial arrhythmias; atrial fibrillation; atrial fibrosis.

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