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Atrial Fibrillation-triggered Ventricular Fibrillation in a Patient with Early Repolarization Syndrome |
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| Authors: | Masaki Takahashi Hidekazu Kondo Keisuke Yonezu Tetsuji Shinohara Mikiko Nakagawa Naohiko Takahashi |
| Affiliation: | 1.Department of Cardiology and Clinical Examination, Faculty of Medicine, Oita University, Japan |
| Abstract: | A 54-year-old man with early repolarization syndrome (ERS) implanted with an implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD) developed persistent atrial fibrillation (AF) three years after the implantation. Similarly, the remote monitoring system begun frequently detecting ventricular fibrillation (VF) and polymorphic ventricular tachycardia (PVT). Longer RR intervals were repeatedly observed just before the initiation of PVT/VF. Catheter ablation for AF successfully diminished both the PVT and VF events. |
| Keywords: | idiopathic ventricular fibrillation atrial fibrillation catheter ablation early repolarization syndrome |