Dynamics of Endo- and Epicardial Focal Fibrillation Waves at the Right Atrium in a Patient With Advanced Atrial Remodelling

L.J.M.E. van der Does; C. Kik; A.J.J.C. Bogers; M.A. Allessie; N.M.S. de Groot

doi:10.1016/j.cjca.2015.11.020

Dynamics of Endo- and Epicardial Focal Fibrillation Waves at the Right Atrium in a Patient With Advanced Atrial Remodelling

L.J.M.E. van der Does, C. Kik, A.J.J.C. Bogers, M.A. Allessie, N.M.S. de Groot^*

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Abstract

Focal waves appear frequently at the epicardium during persistent atrial fibrillation (AF), however, the origin of these waves is under debate. We performed simultaneous endo-epicardial mapping of the right atrial wall during longstanding persistent AF in a patient undergoing cardiac surgery. During 10 seconds 53 and 59 focal waves appeared at random at respectively the endocardium and epicardium. Repetitive focal activity did not last longer than 3 cycles. Transmural asynchrony and conduction might be the origin of focal waves. Asynchronous propagation of fibrillation waves in 3 dimensions would stabilize the arrhythmia and could explain the limited success of persistent AF ablation.

Original language	English
Article number	1260.e19
Number of pages	3
Journal	Canadian Journal of Cardiology
Volume	32
Issue number	10
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cjca.2015.11.020
Publication status	Published - 1 Oct 2016

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BREAKTHROUGH
HEART

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