When Differential Pacing Is Not Enough to Assess Mitral Isthmus Block: Importance of the Pacing Threshold

Authors :: Laurent Roten
Sébastien Knecht
Patrizio Pascale
Ashok J. Shah
Pierre Jaïs
Source :: Journal of cardiovascular electrophysiology, Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology, vol. 23, no. 3, pp. 336-338
Publication Year :: 2011
Abstract: Case report on a pitfall in the assessment of mitral isthmus block related to partial left atrium/coronary sinus disconnection.

Subjects :: Cardiomyopathy, Dilated
Male
medicine.medical_specialty
animal structures
medicine.medical_treatment
education
Electric Countershock
Catheter ablation
Atrial Fibrillation/complications
Atrial Fibrillation/diagnosis
Cardiac Pacing, Artificial/methods
Cardiomyopathy, Dilated/diagnosis
Cardiomyopathy, Dilated/surgery
Catheter Ablation
Coronary Sinus/physiopathology
Electrocardiography
Heart Conduction System/physiopathology
Humans
Middle Aged
Mitral Valve Insufficiency/diagnosis
030204 cardiovascular system & hematology
03 medical and health sciences
0302 clinical medicine
Heart Conduction System
Physiology (medical)
Internal medicine
Block (telecommunications)
Atrial Fibrillation
medicine
030212 general & internal medicine
cardiovascular diseases
business.industry
urogenital system
Cardiac Pacing, Artificial
Coronary Sinus
Mitral Valve Insufficiency
Atrial fibrillation
medicine.disease
Cardiology
cardiovascular system
Mitral isthmus
Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine
business
Differential (mathematics)

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