title: Restored atrial excitability after late recanalization in a patient with atrial standstill and acute myocardial infarction.
abstract: Atrial standstill is electrophysiologically characterized by the loss of spontaneous excitation in atrial muscle and the inability to cause action potential firing upon electrical stimulation. Clinical diagnosis of transient standstill of the right atrium was made in a patient with acute occlusion of the right coronary artery and acute renal failure. Percutaneous coronary intervention, performed 5 days after the onset, restored the coronary blood flow and resulted in full recovery of electrical activity and regular sinus rhythm.
authors.affiliation: Second Department of Internal Medicine, Yamanashi Medical University, Tamaho, Japan. tkoshi@lycos.ne.jp
authors.forename: Taka-Aki
authors.initials: TA
authors.lastname: Koshimizu
authors.forename: Sadayoshi
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Komori
authors.forename: Tsukasa
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Ishihara
authors.forename: Isao
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Kohno
authors.forename: Ken
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Umetani
authors.forename: Takao
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Sawanobori
authors.forename: Hiroshi
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Ijiri
authors.forename: Kohji
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Tamura
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D016280:Atrial Function, Right / Q000502:physiology*; D003327:Coronary Disease / Q000150:complications / Q000503:physiopathology*; D004562:Electrocardiography; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009203:Myocardial Infarction / Q000150:complications / Q000503:physiopathology*