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Dynamics of Focal Fibrillation Waves during Persistent Atrial Fibrillation
Author(s) -
LANTERS EVA A. H.,
ALLESSIE MAURITS A.,
DE GROOT NATASJA M. S.
Publication year - 2016
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/pace.12807
Subject(s) - medicine , atrial fibrillation , cardiology , fibrillation , incidence (geometry) , p wave , electrical conduction system of the heart , electrocardiography , optics , physics
The incidence and appearance of focal fibrillation waves on the right and left atrial epicardial surface were visualized during 10 seconds of persistent atrial fibrillation in a 71‐year‐old woman with valvular heart disease. The frequent, nonrepetitive, widespread, and capricious distribution of focal waves suggests that transmural conduction of fibrillation waves is most likely the mechanism underlying focal fibrillation waves.