title: Atrial tachycardia originating from a single site with exit block mimicking atrial fibrillation eliminated with radiofrequency applications.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Division of Cardiology, Loyola University Medical Center, Maywood, Illinois 60153, USA.
authors.forename: A L
authors.initials: AL
authors.lastname: Mecca
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Guo
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Telfer
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Olshansky
mesh_terms: 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*