Transient atrial fibrillation induced by adenosine in a patient with atrial tachycardia |
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Authors: | García Alberola A Gómez Agüera A Sánchez Muñoz J J Martínez Sánchez J Llamas Lázaro C Valdés Chávarri M |
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Affiliation: | Servicio de Cardiología, Hospital Universitario Virgen de la Arrixaca, El Palmar, Murcia. |
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Abstract: | The administration of adenosine during atrial tachycardia usually terminates the arrhythmia or induces AV block and makes the diagnosis clear. We present a patient with atrial tachycardia in which the administration of adenosine induced a transient atrial fibrillation (AF). A continuous transition between both arrhythmias was observed and the original tachycardia persisted after the termination of the AF. This proarrhythmic effect may be due to the adenosine-mediated shortening of the atrial refractory periods, which produces a decreased wavelength of the reentry circuits and the potential coexistence of several wave-fronts in the atria, favoring the development of AF. The recognition of this uncommon effect is important, since the repeated administration of increasing doses of adenosine may induce sustained AF. |
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