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Pseudo Sinus Rhythm Originating from the Left Superior Pulmonary Vein in a Patient with Paroxysmal Atrial Fibrillation
Author(s) -
YAMANE TEIICHI,
SHAH DIPEN C.,
JAÏS PIERRE,
HAÏSSAGUERRE MICHEL
Publication year - 2001
Publication title -
journal of cardiovascular electrophysiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.193
H-Index - 138
eISSN - 1540-8167
pISSN - 1045-3873
DOI - 10.1046/j.1540-8167.2001.01190.x
Subject(s) - medicine , cardiology , atrial fibrillation , sinus rhythm , pulmonary vein , paroxysmal atrial fibrillation , normal sinus rhythm , rhythm , vein , fibrillation
Pseudo Sinus Rhythm Originating from a Pulmonary Vein. We report the case of a patient with paroxysmal atrial fibrillation in whom the background cardiac rhythm falsely mimicked sinus rhythm but actually originated from the left superior pulmonary vein. P waves during the ectopic rhythm were flat in lead I, negative in lead aVL, and without a typical “dome‐and‐dart” feature in precordial leads. Radiofrequency applications inside the left superior pulmonary vein eliminated both atrial fibrillation and the ectopic pacemaker.
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