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- Title
A Case of Persistent Atrial Fibrillation Cured by Focal Ablation in a Young Patient.
- Authors
NAKAHARA, SHIRO; TAKAYANAGI, KAN; IESAKA, YOSHITO
- Abstract
We present a case of a 25-year-old man who had persistent atrial fibrillation (AF) lasting for three months. The persistent AF was terminated by a 20-mg bolus infusion of adenosine triphosphate. Frequent and repetitive episodes of ectopic atrial tachycardia (EAT) emerged from the mid-portion of the saddle between the left superior and inferior pulmonary veins. The successful ablation was achieved by a focal ablation at the site with the earliest activation preceding the P-wave onset by 42 ms, and exhibited a QS pattern in the unipolar recording. This is rare case in which focal ablation could cure persistent AF.
- Subjects
ATRIAL fibrillation; TACHYCARDIA; ABLATION techniques; RADIO frequency; ARRHYTHMIA treatment
- Publication
Pacing & Clinical Electrophysiology, 2007, Vol 30, Issue 9, p1171
- ISSN
0147-8389
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1111/j.1540-8159.2007.00833.x