title: Atrial dissociation after atrial compartment operation for chronic atrial fibrillation in mitral valve disease.
abstract: Atrial dissociation with segmental atrial arrhythmia is an interesting electrophysiological phenomenon. It was rarely reported before to be caused by anatomical exit block after cardiac surgery. We report the case of a 28-year-old patient who developed atrial disassociation after a surgical method for correcting atrial fibrillation--atrial compartment operation. The segmental atrial flutter was first found by Doppler echocardiography and proved later by detailed intracardiac mapping.
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, National Cheng Kung University Hospital, Tainan, Taiwan.
authors.forename: Y H
authors.initials: YH
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: H M
authors.initials: HM
authors.lastname: Lo
authors.forename: F Y
authors.initials: FY
authors.lastname: Lin
authors.forename: J L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Lin
authors.forename: W P
authors.initials: WP
authors.lastname: Lien
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001281:Atrial Fibrillation / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery*; D002304:Cardiac Pacing, Artificial; D002908:Chronic Disease; D015150:Echocardiography, Doppler; D004562:Electrocardiography; D006325:Heart Atria / Q000503:physiopathology* / Q000601:surgery*; D006339:Heart Rate; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008944:Mitral Valve Insufficiency / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery*