Pulmonary vein orifice isolation for eliminating paroxysmal atrial fibrillation after ICD implantation

We treated a patient with dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM) and sustained ventricular tachycardia by an implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD). He then suffered from inappropriate ICD shocks triggered by paroxysmal atrial fibrillation (AF). We successfully performed pulmonary vein orifice isolation...

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Published inAnnals of thoracic and cardiovascular surgery Vol. 7; no. 2; pp. 119 - 121
Main Authors Sueda, T, Orihashi, K, Watari, M, Okada, K, Ishii, O
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Japan 01.04.2001
Subjects
Adult
Atrial Fibrillation - diagnosis
Atrial Fibrillation - etiology
Atrial Fibrillation - surgery
Cardiomyopathy, Dilated - complications
Cardiomyopathy, Dilated - diagnosis
Cardiomyopathy, Dilated - therapy
Cryosurgery - methods
Defibrillators, Implantable - adverse effects
Echocardiography
Electrocardiography
Humans
Male
Pulmonary Veins - surgery
Syncope - etiology
Tachycardia, Ventricular - complications
Tachycardia, Ventricular - diagnosis
Tachycardia, Ventricular - therapy
Treatment Outcome
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Summary:We treated a patient with dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM) and sustained ventricular tachycardia by an implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD). He then suffered from inappropriate ICD shocks triggered by paroxysmal atrial fibrillation (AF). We successfully performed pulmonary vein orifice isolation to eliminate paroxysmal AF. The pulmonary vein orifice isolation was a simple and useful procedure for eliminating paroxysmal AF in patient with decreased left ventricular (LV) function after ICD implantation.
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ISSN:1341-1098