To shock or not to shock? Parasystole of the left atrial appendage mimicking sinus rhythm at TEE-guided cardioversion

Eur Heart J Cardiovasc Imaging. 2014 Jul;15(7):833. doi: 10.1093/ehjci/jeu012. Epub 2014 Feb 4.

Authors

Vaibhav R Vaidya¹, Yong-Mei Cha², Samuel J Asirvatham², Patricia A Pellikka², Sorin V Pislaru³

Affiliations

¹ Department of Internal Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA.
² Division of Cardiovascular Diseases, Mayo Clinic, 200 First Street SW, Rochester, MN 55905, USA.
³ Division of Cardiovascular Diseases, Mayo Clinic, 200 First Street SW, Rochester, MN 55905, USA [email protected].

PMID: 24497516
DOI: 10.1093/ehjci/jeu012

No abstract available

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Arrhythmia, Sinus / diagnosis*
Atrial Appendage / diagnostic imaging*
Atrial Appendage / physiopathology
Atrial Fibrillation / diagnosis
Atrial Fibrillation / surgery
Catheter Ablation / adverse effects*
Catheter Ablation / methods
Diagnosis, Differential
Echocardiography, Doppler, Pulsed / methods
Echocardiography, Transesophageal / methods*
Electric Countershock / methods*
Electrocardiography / methods
Follow-Up Studies
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Parasystole / diagnosis*
Parasystole / therapy
Recurrence
Risk Assessment
Treatment Outcome