Recipient atrial flutter masquerading as donor flutter in a heart transplant recipient.
Atrial flutter is common after orthotopic heart transplantation. We present the case of a patient who presented with atrial flutter on 12-lead electrocardiogram. On invasive electrophysiologic study, the donor heart was found to be in sinus rhythm and the recipient atrium was in flutter, which was dissociated from the donor.
Karim
Rehan M
RM
Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, University of Louisville, Louisville, Kentucky 40202, USA. rkarim99@yahoo.com
Siddiqui
Tariq S
TS
Raible
Steven
S
Deam
Allen G
AG
D001282:Atrial Flutter / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004562:Electrocardiography; D004568:Electrodiagnosis; D016027:Heart Transplantation; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D017202:Myocardial Ischemia / Q000601:surgery; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000175:diagnosis*; D014019:Tissue Donors