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Macroreentrant atrial tachycardia detouring the epicardium at the anterior wall of the left atrium.

Authors :
Miyazawa, Satoshi
Fukamizu, Seiji
Kawamura, Iwanari
Hojo, Rintaro
Source :
Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology. Feb2019, Vol. 30 Issue 2, p263-264. 2p. 1 Diagram.
Publication Year :
2019

Abstract

A 79‐year‐old woman with a history of pulmonary vein isolation for persistent atrial fibrillation was admitted for recurrence of atrial tachycardia, with a tachycardia cycle length of 236 milliseconds. The ultra–high‐resolution mapping system revealed that tachycardia circuit detouring the epicardium at the anterior wall scar and breaking through to the endocardium below the left atrial appendage. Radiofrequency energy was applied to this site, which successfully terminated the tachycardia. This case suggests that epicardial conduction could occur even at the left atrial anterior wall and identifies a variation in epicardial conduction around the left atrium, which could be a tachycardia circuit. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
10453873
Volume :
30
Issue :
2
Database :
Academic Search Index
Journal :
Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
134535721
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1111/jce.13766