2009
Electroanatomic mapping of postpacing intervals clarifies the complete active circuit and variants in atrial flutter
Santucci PA, Varma N, Cytron J, Akar JG, Wilber DJ, Al Chekakie M, Brysiewicz N. Electroanatomic mapping of postpacing intervals clarifies the complete active circuit and variants in atrial flutter. Heart Rhythm 2009, 6: 1586-1595. PMID: 19879536, DOI: 10.1016/j.hrthm.2009.08.010.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTricuspid annulusAtrial flutterIsthmus-dependent atrial flutterFlutter cycle lengthPosterior borderTypical atrial flutterRight atrial appendageEntire right atriumFlutter circuitAtrial appendageRight atriumVena cavaElectroanatomic mappingElectroanatomic mapsOblique courseCycle lengthPatientsSimilar activationActivation mappingAnteriorFlutterActivationIntervalCavaAtrium
2001
Coexistence of type I atrial flutter and intra-atrial re-entrant tachycardia in patients with surgically corrected congenital heart disease
Akar J, Kok L, Haines D, DiMarco J, Mounsey J. Coexistence of type I atrial flutter and intra-atrial re-entrant tachycardia in patients with surgically corrected congenital heart disease. Journal Of The American College Of Cardiology 2001, 38: 377-384. PMID: 11499727, DOI: 10.1016/s0735-1097(01)01392-4.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIntra-atrial re-entrant tachycardiaIsthmus-dependent atrial flutterCongenital heart diseaseRe-entrant tachycardiaAtrial flutterHeart diseaseType I atrial flutterSurface electrocardiogramInferior vena cavaSlow conduction zoneRe-entrant tachyarrhythmiasLateral right atriumAtriotomy scarCoexistent arrhythmiaIART recurrenceConsecutive patientsAtrial tachyarrhythmiasProcedural complicationsSupraventricular tachyarrhythmiasFurther recurrenceSuccessful ablationRight atriumVena cavaSurgical correctionEntrainment mapping