Atrial Fibrillation Originating in the Inferior Vena Cava: A Typical Presentation of an Atypical Location

Recurrence of atrial fibrillation (AF) despite successful isolation of the pulmonary veins (PVs) represents a great challenge. We present a patient with recurrent episodes of paroxysmal AF despite PV isolation in which a non-PV trigger was identified in the inferior vena cava. (Level of Difficulty:...

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Autores principales: Alonso-Martín, Concepción, García Mancebo, Santiago, Campos García, Bieito, Guerra Ramos, Jose, Moreno Weidman, Zoraida, Méndez Zurita, Francisco, Montiel Quintero, Rodolfo, Betancur Gutiérrez, Andrés, Viñolas, Xavier, Rodríguez Font, Enrique
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Elsevier 2021
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Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8693270/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34984353
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jaccas.2021.11.001
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Sumario:Recurrence of atrial fibrillation (AF) despite successful isolation of the pulmonary veins (PVs) represents a great challenge. We present a patient with recurrent episodes of paroxysmal AF despite PV isolation in which a non-PV trigger was identified in the inferior vena cava. (Level of Difficulty: Intermediate.)

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