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Left Atrial Flutter After Radiofrequency Catheter Ablation of Focal Atrial Fibrillation
Author(s) -
VILLACASTÍN JULIÁN,
PÉREZCASTELLANO NICASIO,
MORENO JAVIER,
GONZÁLEZ ROSA
Publication year - 2003
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.1540-8167.2003.02418.x
Subject(s) - medicine , atrial fibrillation , atrial flutter , cardiology , catheter ablation , ablation , radiofrequency ablation , radiofrequency catheter ablation , p wave , catheter , surgery
We report an arrhythmic complication in two patients in whom a procedure directed at isolating one or two pulmonary veins had been performed. The complication was related to pulmonary vein disconnection scars after ablation. Both patients developed new clinical tachycardia (atypical atrial flutter) secondary to a reentrant phenomena in the vicinity of a previously ablated pulmonary vein.(J Cardiovasc Electrophysiol, Vol. 14, pp. 417‐421, April 2003)