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Focal Atrial Fibrillation in Dextrocardia.
- Source :
- Annals of Noninvasive Electrocardiology; Jul2009, Vol. 14 Issue 3, p301-304, 4p, 1 Black and White Photograph, 2 Graphs
- Publication Year :
- 2009
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Abstract
- A 49-year-old woman with dextrocardia and situs inversus underwent catheter ablation of paroxysmal atrial fibrillation (AF). During the electrophysiologic study, AF triggered by frequent premature atrial contractions (PACs) with a short coupling interval exhibiting a “P on T” pattern occurred. Pulmonary vein mapping revealed that those PACs originated from right-sided (anatomic left) or left-sided (anatomic right) pulmonary veins. In this case with mirror-image dextrocardia, the P-wave morphologies in leads I and aVL and the II/III ratio of the P-wave amplitude were helpful for predicting a right- or left-sided pulmonary vein origin. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 1082720X
- Volume :
- 14
- Issue :
- 3
- Database :
- Complementary Index
- Journal :
- Annals of Noninvasive Electrocardiology
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 43112382
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1542-474X.2009.00299.x