title: Total absence of pulmonary vein potentials in a patient with paroxysmal atrial fibrillation: was it really isolated?
abstract: We herein present a case (72 years, male) with total absence of pulmonary veins (PVs) potentials at the beginning of the first procedure for paroxysmal atrial fibrillation (AF), demonstrating dormant conduction between the left atrium and all PVs revealed by adenosine triphosphate provocation with relation to the incidence of AF. He was free from atrial arrhythmias during 1 year follow-up after complete PV isolation with the elimination of multiple transient dormant conductions by circular mapping catheter guide ablation.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, The Jikei University School of Medicine, 3-19-18 Nishi-shinbashi, Minato-ku, Tokyo, Japan.
authors.forename: Kenichi
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Yokoyama
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, The Jikei University School of Medicine, 3-19-18 Nishi-shinbashi, Minato-ku, Tokyo, Japan. seigoy722@yahoo.co.jp.
authors.forename: Seigo
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Yamashita
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, The Jikei University School of Medicine, 3-19-18 Nishi-shinbashi, Minato-ku, Tokyo, Japan.
authors.forename: Kenichi
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Tokutake
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, The Jikei University School of Medicine, 3-19-18 Nishi-shinbashi, Minato-ku, Tokyo, Japan.
authors.forename: Ryohsuke
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Narui
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, The Jikei University School of Medicine, 3-19-18 Nishi-shinbashi, Minato-ku, Tokyo, Japan.
authors.forename: Mika
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kato
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, The Jikei University School of Medicine, 3-19-18 Nishi-shinbashi, Minato-ku, Tokyo, Japan.
authors.forename: Shinichi
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Tanigawa
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, The Jikei University School of Medicine, 3-19-18 Nishi-shinbashi, Minato-ku, Tokyo, Japan.
authors.forename: Michifumi
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Tokuda
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, The Jikei University School of Medicine, 3-19-18 Nishi-shinbashi, Minato-ku, Tokyo, Japan.
authors.forename: Keiichi
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Inada
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, The Jikei University School of Medicine, 3-19-18 Nishi-shinbashi, Minato-ku, Tokyo, Japan.
authors.forename: Seiichiro
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Matsuo
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, The Jikei University School of Medicine, 3-19-18 Nishi-shinbashi, Minato-ku, Tokyo, Japan.
authors.forename: Kenri
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Shibayama
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, The Jikei University School of Medicine, 3-19-18 Nishi-shinbashi, Minato-ku, Tokyo, Japan.
authors.forename: Satoru
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Miyanaga
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, The Jikei University School of Medicine, 3-19-18 Nishi-shinbashi, Minato-ku, Tokyo, Japan.
authors.forename: Michihiro
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Yoshimura
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, The Jikei University School of Medicine, 3-19-18 Nishi-shinbashi, Minato-ku, Tokyo, Japan.
authors.forename: Teiichi
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Yamane
mesh_terms: D000255:Adenosine Triphosphate / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D000368:Aged; D001281:Atrial Fibrillation / Q000601:surgery*; D017115:Catheter Ablation; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011667:Pulmonary Veins / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery*; D016896:Treatment Outcome
chemical_list: D000255:Adenosine Triphosphate
keywords: Ablation; Adenosine triphosphate; Atrial fibrillation; Dormant conduction; Pulmonary vein isolation