Atrial tachycardia originating from a single site with exit block mimicking atrial fibrillation eliminated with radiofrequency applications.
We describe the case of a patient who has a right atrial tachycardia and atrial fibrillation who was found to have a single site responsible for both. We recorded a tachycardia from this site with exit block into the remainder of the atria.
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Division of Cardiology, Loyola University Medical Center, Maywood, Illinois 60153, USA.
Guo
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Telfer
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Olshansky
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D000368:Aged; D001281:Atrial Fibrillation / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*; D017115:Catheter Ablation; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004562:Electrocardiography; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006344:Heart Septal Defects, Atrial / Q000150:complications* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D013610:Tachycardia / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*