Left atrial flutter after radiofrequency catheter ablation of focal atrial fibrillation.
We report an arrhythmic complication in two patients in whom a procedure directed at isolating one or two pulmonary veins had been performed. The complication was related to pulmonary vein disconnection scars after ablation. Both patients developed new clinical tachycardia (atypical atrial flutter) secondary to a reentrant phenomena in the vicinity of a previously ablated pulmonary vein.
Villacastín
Julián
J
Unidad de Arritmias del Instituto Cardiovascular del Hospital Cliníco San Carlos, Madrid, Spain. jvillacastin@secardiologia.es
Pérez-Castellano
Nicasio
N
Moreno
Javier
J
González
Rosa
R
D000328:Adult; D001249:Asthma / Q000150:complications; D001281:Atrial Fibrillation / Q000601:surgery*; D001282:Atrial Flutter / Q000209:etiology* / Q000503:physiopathology; D017115:Catheter Ablation; D004594:Electrophysiology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000503:physiopathology*; D011667:Pulmonary Veins / Q000503:physiopathology