Coexistence of intracardiac atrial flutter and extracardiac fibrillation.
This report describes the coexistence of fibrillatory activity limited to an isolated left common pulmonary vein trunk with typical counterclockwise isthmus-dependent right atrial flutter in a patient undergoing a pulmonary vein isolation procedure.
Arrhythmia Service and Division of Cardiology, Tampa General Hospital and University of South Florida, Tampa, Florida, USA. bherweg@hsc.usf.edu
Bengt
B
Herweg
David M
DM
Whitaker
S Serge
SS
Barold
D001281:Atrial Fibrillation / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D001282:Atrial Flutter / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D017115:Catheter Ablation / Q000379:methods*; D004562:Electrocardiography; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006329:Heart Conduction System / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011667:Pulmonary Veins / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery*; D018570:Risk Assessment; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D016896:Treatment Outcome