Abstract Background: Atrial fibrillation (AF) is the most common arrhythmia seen in adults. Atrial stunning is defined as the temporary mechanical dysfunction of the atrial appendage developing after AF has returned to sinus rhythm (SR). Objectives: We aimed to evaluate atrial contractile functions by ...
OBJECTIVES: This study investigated whether the serum matrix metalloproteinase-9 level is an independent predictor of recurrence after catheter ablation for persistent atrial fibrillation. METHODS: Fifty-eight consecutive patients with persistent atrial fibrillation were enrolled and underwent catheter ...
Background and objectives: Ventricular fibrillation occurring in a patient can result in unexpected complications. Here, our aim is to present a case of ventricular fibrillation occurring immediately after anesthesia induction with etomidate administration. Case report: A fifty-six-year-old female patien...
Las descargas eléctricas inapropiadas representan el 12% de las complicaciones asociadas al cardiodesfibrilador implantado, no son inocuas y se relacionan con aumento en la mortalidad; al electrodo RIATA, manufacturado por St. Jude Medical, se le atribuye una mayor frecuencia de esta complicación. Se e...
Wolff-Parkinson-White (WPW) syndrome is defined as the presence of an accessory atrioventricular pathway which is manifested as delta waves and short PR interval on electrocardiography (ECG). However, some WPW cases do not have typical findings on ECG and may remain undiagnosed unless palpitations occur....
Resumen La cardiomiopatía inducida por taquicardia (cit) es una causa infrecuente y potencialmente reversible de falla cardiaca, sus manifestaciones clínicas son inespecíficas y el tratamiento debe estar dirigido a las estrategias que pretenden controlar el ritmo cardiaco como la cardioversión, la ab...
