The Presence of a Large Chiari Network in a Patient with Atrial Fibrillation and Stroke

The Chiari network is an embryological remnant found in the right atrium, mostly without any significant pathophysiological consequences. However, several cardiac associations are reported in the literature including supraventricular tachyarrhythmias. We present a case of a 96-year-old body donor wi...

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Autores principales: Schwimmer-Okike, Nneka, Niebuhr, Johannes, Schramek, Grit Gesine Ruth, Frantz, Stefan, Kielstein, Heike
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Hindawi Publishing Corporation 2016
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Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4983347/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27547469
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2016/4839315
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author Schwimmer-Okike, Nneka
Niebuhr, Johannes
Schramek, Grit Gesine Ruth
Frantz, Stefan
Kielstein, Heike
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description The Chiari network is an embryological remnant found in the right atrium, mostly without any significant pathophysiological consequences. However, several cardiac associations are reported in the literature including supraventricular tachyarrhythmias. We present a case of a 96-year-old body donor with a stroke episode and intermittent atrial fibrillations. The dissection of the heart revealed the presence of an immense Chiari network with a large central thrombus. The role of a Chiari network in the pathogenesis of stroke and pulmonary embolism is discussed.
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spelling pubmed-49833472016-08-21 The Presence of a Large Chiari Network in a Patient with Atrial Fibrillation and Stroke Schwimmer-Okike, Nneka Niebuhr, Johannes Schramek, Grit Gesine Ruth Frantz, Stefan Kielstein, Heike Case Rep Cardiol Case Report The Chiari network is an embryological remnant found in the right atrium, mostly without any significant pathophysiological consequences. However, several cardiac associations are reported in the literature including supraventricular tachyarrhythmias. We present a case of a 96-year-old body donor with a stroke episode and intermittent atrial fibrillations. The dissection of the heart revealed the presence of an immense Chiari network with a large central thrombus. The role of a Chiari network in the pathogenesis of stroke and pulmonary embolism is discussed. Hindawi Publishing Corporation 2016 2016-07-31 /pmc/articles/PMC4983347/ /pubmed/27547469 http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2016/4839315 Text en Copyright © 2016 Nneka Schwimmer-Okike et al. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
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Schwimmer-Okike, Nneka
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Schramek, Grit Gesine Ruth
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title_full The Presence of a Large Chiari Network in a Patient with Atrial Fibrillation and Stroke
title_fullStr The Presence of a Large Chiari Network in a Patient with Atrial Fibrillation and Stroke
title_full_unstemmed The Presence of a Large Chiari Network in a Patient with Atrial Fibrillation and Stroke
title_short The Presence of a Large Chiari Network in a Patient with Atrial Fibrillation and Stroke
title_sort presence of a large chiari network in a patient with atrial fibrillation and stroke
topic Case Report
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4983347/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27547469
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2016/4839315
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