A Rare Case of Pseudo-atrial Flutter Waves in a Patient with Essential Tremor

High-frequency muscle tremor can mimic atrial flutter. Unnecessary therapies and aggressive interventions may have devastating consequences in these cases. We present a case of a patient with global pseudo-atrial flutter waves in the setting of essential tremor strictly confined to the arms. Two-dim...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Papanastasiou, Christos A, Petroglou, Dimitrios, Palaiodimos, Leonidas, Economou, Fotios
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Cureus 2019
Materias:
Cardiology
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6430307/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30931202
http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.3934
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Sumario:High-frequency muscle tremor can mimic atrial flutter. Unnecessary therapies and aggressive interventions may have devastating consequences in these cases. We present a case of a patient with global pseudo-atrial flutter waves in the setting of essential tremor strictly confined to the arms. Two-dimensional transthoracic echocardiography (2D TTE) was used to discriminate normal sinus rhythm from pseudo-atrial flutter waves.

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