TY - JOUR
T1 - Initial description of radiofrequency catheter ablation as treatment for atrial flutter in Marfan's syndrome
T2 - A case report and literature review
AU - Halawa, Ahmad
AU - Brahmbhatt, Vipul
AU - Fahrig, Stephen A.
PY - 2007/6
Y1 - 2007/6
N2 - Marfan's syndrome is a common connective tissue disease with different musculoskeletal, ophthalmic and cardiac manifestations. Marfan's patients carry increased risk for cardiac arrhythmias. Only three cases of atrial flutter in Marfan's patients are described in the literature. We report a fourth case of a young Marfan's patient who presents with typical atrial flutter after motor vehicle accident. After electrical cardioversion, sinus rhythm was restored but he had recurrent atrial flutter on follow up. The patient then underwent electrophysiological study and successful radiofrequency catheter ablation of the flutter circuit. Since discharge, the patient has had no documented arrhythmias on follow up.
AB - Marfan's syndrome is a common connective tissue disease with different musculoskeletal, ophthalmic and cardiac manifestations. Marfan's patients carry increased risk for cardiac arrhythmias. Only three cases of atrial flutter in Marfan's patients are described in the literature. We report a fourth case of a young Marfan's patient who presents with typical atrial flutter after motor vehicle accident. After electrical cardioversion, sinus rhythm was restored but he had recurrent atrial flutter on follow up. The patient then underwent electrophysiological study and successful radiofrequency catheter ablation of the flutter circuit. Since discharge, the patient has had no documented arrhythmias on follow up.
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U2 - 10.1007/s10840-007-9135-8
DO - 10.1007/s10840-007-9135-8
M3 - Review article
C2 - 17597390
AN - SCOPUS:34547194678
VL - 19
SP - 37
EP - 40
JO - Journal of Interventional Cardiac Electrophysiology
JF - Journal of Interventional Cardiac Electrophysiology
SN - 1383-875X
IS - 1
ER -