title: Ventricular fibrillation associated with J-wave manifestation following pericarditis after catheter ablation for paroxysmal atrial fibrillation.
abstract: We present a patient with ventricular fibrillation (VF) associated with J-wave manifestation following pericarditis after catheter ablation of paroxysmal atrial fibrillation (AF). The premature ventricular contraction induced VF with J-waves in the inferior leads 2 days after the procedure. The patient's juvenile onset of AF and a family history of sudden cardiac death strongly suggested an underlying hereditable channelopathy. The late gadolinium enhancement in the posterior wall, viewed by cardiac magnetic resonance imaging, matched the leads of the J-waves. VF might develop in juvenile onset of AF especially in individuals with a family history of sudden cardiac death.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, Keio University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan. Electronic address: kimura@z7.keio.jp.
authors.forename: Takehiro
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Kimura
authors.forename: Seiji
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Takatsuki
authors.forename: Yoshiyasu
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Aizawa
authors.forename: Atsushi
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Anzai
authors.forename: Nobuhiro
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Nishiyama
authors.forename: Kotaro
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Fukumoto
authors.forename: Yoko
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Tanimoto
authors.forename: Kojiro
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Tanimoto
authors.forename: Shunichiro
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Miyoshi
authors.forename: Shigeo
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Okuda
authors.forename: Keiichi
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Fukuda
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D001281:Atrial Fibrillation / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery*; D017115:Catheter Ablation / Q000009:adverse effects*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D019560:Echocardiography, Three-Dimensional; D017548:Echocardiography, Transesophageal; D004562:Electrocardiography; D006801:Humans; D019028:Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Cine; D008297:Male; D010493:Pericarditis / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000503:physiopathology; D011183:Postoperative Complications; D013614:Tachycardia, Paroxysmal / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery*; D014693:Ventricular Fibrillation / Q000209:etiology* / Q000503:physiopathology