title: A rare manifestation of atrial fibrillation in the presence of Wolff-Parkinson-White syndrome: tachycardia-induced cardiomyopathy.
abstract: We report a 68-year-old man who presented with heart failure and atrial fibrillation (AF) with rapid ventricular response and wide QRS complexes. Tachycardia-induced cardiomyopathy (TIC) due to persistent AF developing on the basis of Wolff-Parkinson-White (WPW) syndrome was considered. Signs and symptoms of heart failure improved with restoration of sinus rhythm. This case suggested that persistent AF in a patient with WPW syndrome is one of the rare causes of TIC.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, Acıbadem University Faculty of Medicine, İstanbul, Turkey. alexdegirmencioglu@hotmail.com.
authors.forename: Aleks
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Değirmencioğu
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, Acıbadem Maslak Hospital, İstanbul, Turkey.
authors.forename: Gültekin
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Karakuş
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, Diyarbakır Training and Research Hospital, Diyarbakır, Turkey.
authors.forename: Erkan
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Baysal
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, Acıbadem Maslak Hospital, İstanbul, Turkey.
authors.forename: Ertuğrul
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Zencirci
authors.affiliation: Deparment of Cardiology, Dr. Siyami Ersek Cardiovascular Surgery Training and Research Hospital, İstanbul, Turkey.
authors.forename: Nazmiye
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Çakmak
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D001281:Atrial Fibrillation / Q000503:physiopathology*; D004562:Electrocardiography; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D013610:Tachycardia / Q000503:physiopathology*; D014927:Wolff-Parkinson-White Syndrome / Q000503:physiopathology*