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Dissimilar Right Atrial Rhythms: A Case Report
Author(s) -
BHAGWAT AJIT R.,
MARKEL MICHAEL L.,
ABDALLA ISMAILE S.
Publication year - 1997
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 - 10.1111/j.1540-8159.1997.tb06792.x
Subject(s) - medicine , rhythm , heart rhythm , cardiology , atrial fibrillation
Dissimilar atrial rhythms are generally defined by the coexistence of atrial fibrillation in one atrium and a more regular rhythm in the other atrium, and are reported with left atrial enlargement and/or digitalis toxicity. We report a unique case of dissimilar atrial rhythms controlling two different parts of the same atrium without interfering with one another. The mechanism of the dissociation of two foci is not clear; however, scarring due to previous surgery remains a possibility. (PACE 1997; 20[Pt. I]:1363‐1364)