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Sudden Death Due to Atrial Fibrillation in Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy:
Author(s) -
FAVALE STEFANO,
PAPPONE CARLO,
NACCI FRIDA,
FINO FRANCESCO,
RESTA FRANCESCO,
DICANDIA COSIMO D.
Publication year - 2003
Publication title -
pacing and clinical electrophysiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.686
H-Index - 101
eISSN - 1540-8159
pISSN - 0147-8389
DOI - 10.1046/j.1460-9592.2003.00107.x
Subject(s) - medicine , hypertrophic cardiomyopathy , cardiology , atrial fibrillation , sudden death , sudden cardiac death , cardiomyopathy , heart failure
FAVALE, S., et al .: Sudden Death Due to Atrial Fibrillation in Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy: A Predictable Event in a Young Patient.This case refers to a 39‐year‐old woman with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) and family history of sudden death (SD). In 1985, high rate atrial stimulation induced VF. In 1996 an ICD was implanted and she remained without arrhythmic events until November 2000 when the device reported one episode of atrial fibrillation degenerating into VF and terminated by the ICD. The VF induction mechanism recorded by the ICD was similar to that observed in 1985. The high incidence of atrial tachyarrhythmias in HCM renders cases like this at higher risk of SD. The predictive role of incremental atrial stimulation merits highlighting in future studies. (PACE 2003; 26[Pt. I]:637–639)