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Too fast, too furious

Heart BMJ

Clinical introduction A woman in her 30s, a case of rheumatic mitral stenosis status post balloon mitral valvuloplasty 15 years prior, presented to urgent care with palpitations and dyspnoea for 1 week. Echocardiography demonstrated severe calcific mitral stenosis with pulmonary hypertension.

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Atrial dilatation in Atrial fibrillation : A query with multiple twists!

Dr. S. Venkatesan MD

A fibrillatory wave that occurs at a rate of more than 600 beats per minute can cause fatigue in the long run, leading to atrial dilation. In all probability, this dilation is a form of atrial tachycardia and atrial cardiomyopathy. We know atrial flutters can be confined to one atrium.

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A man in his 70s with acute chest pain and paced rhythm.

Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

Edits by Meyers and Smith A man in his 70s with PMH of hypertension, hyperlipidemia, type 2 diabetes, CVA, dual-chamber Medtronic pacemaker, presented to the ED for evaluation of acute chest pain. LAFB, atrial flutter, anterolateral STEMI(+) OMI. Sent by Pete McKenna M.D. Triage ECG: What do you think? He expired 4 days later.

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Multielectrode Radiofrequency Balloon Catheter for Paroxysmal Atrial Fibrillation: Results From the Global, Multicenter, STELLAR Study

Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology

Methods The primary effectiveness endpoint (PEE) was 12-month freedom from documented atrial fibrillation/atrial flutter/atrial tachycardia plus freedom from acute procedural failure, nonstudy catheter failure, repeat ablation failure, direct current cardioversion (DCCV), and Class I/III antiarrhythmic drug (AAD) failure.