title: Sinus node recovery after 25 years of atrial flutter.
abstract: This case report demonstrates that the sinus node can recover relatively quickly even after being suppressed by atrial flutter for 25 years, and that a permanent pacemaker may not always be necessary in all patients with sinus arrest after a successful atrial flutter ablation.
authors.affiliation: Arrhythmia Service of the Albert Einstein College of Medicine/Montefiore Medical Center, Bronx, New York 10467, USA. eu-palma@montefiore.org
authors.forename: E C
authors.initials: EC
authors.lastname: Palma
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Vijayaraman
authors.forename: K J
authors.initials: KJ
authors.lastname: Ferrick
authors.forename: J N
authors.initials: JN
authors.lastname: Gross
authors.forename: S G
authors.initials: SG
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: J D
authors.initials: JD
authors.lastname: Fisher
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D001282:Atrial Flutter / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery*; D017115:Catheter Ablation; D004562:Electrocardiography; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012849:Sinoatrial Node / Q000503:physiopathology