Cardiology Division, Gachon University Gil Medical Center, Incheon, Korea.
Cardiology Division, Korea University Anam Hospital, Seoul, Korea.
Ann Noninvasive Electrocardiol. 2023 Nov;28(6):e13091. doi: 10.1111/anec.13091. Epub 2023 Oct 2.
Atrial fibrosis in the right atrium (RA) presenting as a low-voltage zone might be the mechanism of atrial fibrillation (AF) and intra-atrial conduction delay. The impact of scar homogenization in RA on intra-atrial conduction delay is unknown. We describe a patient with paroxysmal AF and significant intra-atrial conduction delay with repetitive atrial flutter, triggered from the lateral free wall in the RA between the significant low-voltage zone and slow conduction area after pulmonary vein isolation. Linear ablation along the trabeculated lateral free wall in the RA to homogenize the scar was successfully performed, and the intra-atrial conduction delay improved ultimately.
右心房(RA)的心房纤维化呈现为低电压区,可能是心房颤动(AF)和房内传导延迟的机制。RA 内瘢痕匀化对房内传导延迟的影响尚不清楚。我们描述了一例阵发性 AF 患者,在肺静脉隔离后,RA 中显著的低电压区和缓慢传导区之间的外侧游离壁出现反复房性心动过速,触发了显著的房内传导延迟。RA 中沿小梁化外侧游离壁进行线性消融以均匀化瘢痕,最终改善了房内传导延迟。