Induction of tachycardia confined within a pulmonary vein by electrical cardioversion of atrial fibrillation: Is it proof of reentry?

Mauro Toniolo; Jorge Figueroa; Sergio Castrejòn-Castrejòn; Jose Luis Merino

doi:10.1016/j.hrcr.2015.03.009

Induction of tachycardia confined within a pulmonary vein by electrical cardioversion of atrial fibrillation: Is it proof of reentry?

HeartRhythm Case Rep. 2015 Apr 2;1(4):225-228. doi: 10.1016/j.hrcr.2015.03.009. eCollection 2015 Jul.

Authors

Mauro Toniolo^{1

2}, Jorge Figueroa¹, Sergio Castrejòn-Castrejòn¹, Jose Luis Merino¹

Affiliations

¹ Arrhythmia and Robotic Cardiac Electrophysiology Unit, IdiPaz, Hospital Universitario "La Paz", Madrid, Spain.
² Division of Cardiology, University Hospital "S. Maria della Misericordia", Udine, Italy.

No abstract available

Keywords: AF, atrial fibrillation; Atrial fibrillation; CS, coronary sinus; Catheter ablation; Electrical cardioversion; LA, left atrium; PV, pulmonary vein; Pulmonary vein arrhythmogenicity; RF, radiofrequency; Reentry mechanism.

Publication types

Case Reports