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==Overview==
==Overview==
'''Bundle of Kent''' is an extra or accessory [[Electrical conduction system of the heart|conduction]] pathway between the [[atrium (anatomy)|atria]] and [[Ventricle (heart)|ventricle]]s in the heart. It is an abnormal pathway that is present in a small percentage of the general population, and results in a condition known as [[Wolff-Parkinson-White syndrome]] (WPW). This pathway is a bundle of connecting tissue that may be either between the [[right atrium]] and the [[right ventricle]] or [[left atrium]] and the [[left ventricle]]. Problems arise when this pathway creates an electrical circuit that bypasses the [[AV node]]. This AV node has rate-slowing electrical (regulation) properties, whereas the pathway via the Bundle of Kent does not. When an aberrant electrical connection is made via this bundle, [[tachyarrhythmia]] occurs.
'''Bundle of Kent''' is an extra or accessory [[Electrical conduction system of the heart|conduction]] pathway between the [[atrium (anatomy)|atria]] and [[Ventricle (heart)|ventricle]]s in the heart.


==Pathophysiology==
It is an abnormal pathway that is present in a small percentage of the general population, and results in a condition known as [[Wolff-Parkinson-White syndrome]] (WPW). This pathway is a bundle of connecting tissue that may be either between the [[right atrium]] and the [[right ventricle]] or [[left atrium]] and the [[left ventricle]].
==Natural History, Complications, Prognosis==
Problems arise when this pathway creates an electrical circuit that bypasses the [[AV node]]. This AV node has rate-slowing electrical (regulation) properties, whereas the pathway via the Bundle of Kent does not. When an aberrant electrical connection is made via this bundle, [[tachyarrhythmia]] occurs.
==Treatment==
In order to treat persons with WPW, destruction of the Bundle of Kent is  accomplished by radiofrequency [[catheter ablation]]. This procedure is performed almost exclusively by cardiac electrophysiologists.
In order to treat persons with WPW, destruction of the Bundle of Kent is  accomplished by radiofrequency [[catheter ablation]]. This procedure is performed almost exclusively by cardiac electrophysiologists.



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Overview

Bundle of Kent is an extra or accessory conduction pathway between the atria and ventricles in the heart.

Pathophysiology

It is an abnormal pathway that is present in a small percentage of the general population, and results in a condition known as Wolff-Parkinson-White syndrome (WPW). This pathway is a bundle of connecting tissue that may be either between the right atrium and the right ventricle or left atrium and the left ventricle.

Natural History, Complications, Prognosis

Problems arise when this pathway creates an electrical circuit that bypasses the AV node. This AV node has rate-slowing electrical (regulation) properties, whereas the pathway via the Bundle of Kent does not. When an aberrant electrical connection is made via this bundle, tachyarrhythmia occurs.

Treatment

In order to treat persons with WPW, destruction of the Bundle of Kent is accomplished by radiofrequency catheter ablation. This procedure is performed almost exclusively by cardiac electrophysiologists.

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