Two completely separated arrhythmias in one single heart chamber.

Authors :: Schoenbauer R
Huo Y
Hindricks G
Piorkowski C
Source :: Europace : European pacing, arrhythmias, and cardiac electrophysiology : journal of the working groups on cardiac pacing, arrhythmias, and cardiac cellular electrophysiology of the European Society of Cardiology [Europace] 2011 Apr; Vol. 13 (4), pp. 589-90. Date of Electronic Publication: 2010 Dec 20.
Publication Year :: 2011
Abstract: A 61-year-old male patient underwent an electrophysiological study and ablation for symptomatic atypical atrial flutter which was most likely related to previous intraoperative cryoablation for treatment of paroxysmal atrial fibrillation during open heart surgery. During the procedure, a tachycardia was induced in the electrically isolated left inferior pulmonary vein (PV). With the routine induction protocol, perimitral flutter was induced, whereas, independently, the PV tachycardia was still maintained. After ablation of the mitral isthmus, no tachycardias were inducible anymore.

Subjects :: Atrial Flutter surgery
Catheter Ablation
Comorbidity
Electrocardiography
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Mitral Valve surgery
Tachycardia surgery
Treatment Outcome
Atrial Flutter diagnosis
Atrial Flutter epidemiology
Tachycardia diagnosis
Tachycardia epidemiology

Language :: English
ISSN :: 1532-2092
Volume :: 13
Issue :: 4
Database :: MEDLINE
Journal :: Europace : European pacing, arrhythmias, and cardiac electrophysiology : journal of the working groups on cardiac pacing, arrhythmias, and cardiac cellular electrophysiology of the European Society of Cardiology
Publication Type :: Academic Journal
Accession number :: 21177275
Full Text :: https://doi.org/10.1093/europace/euq445