Left atrial 'sludge' during vagally mediated pause triggered by pulmonary vein antral ablation.
Europace
; 13(12): 1797-8, 2011 Dec.
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ABSTRACT
We report a case of a patient with long-standing persistent atrial fibrillation (AF) who had rapid formation of spontaneous echo-contrast in the left atrium during pulmonary vein antrum isolation set off by a vagally mediated pause despite standard anticoagulation protocol. Spontaneous echo contrast resolved with ventricular pacing, representing visual evidence for dependence of some AF patients with poor atrial transport function on ventricular emptying with potential greater risk of thromboembolism related to a long ventricular pause.
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MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Veias Pulmonares
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Fibrilação Atrial
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Nervo Vago
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Ablação por Cateter
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Átrios do Coração
Tipo de estudo:
Diagnostic_studies
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Etiology_studies
Limite:
Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
Idioma:
En
Ano de publicação:
2011
Tipo de documento:
Article