Atrial fibrillation begets ventricular fibrillation when the AV node fails

Lisa M. Verheul*, Sanne A. Groeneveld, Anton E. Tuinenburg, Rutger J. Hassink

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Abstract

Deterioration of atrial fibrillation into ventricular fibrillation has frequently been described in patients with pre-excitation of the ventricles. We report two cases of atrial fibrillation without pre-excitation leading to rapid ventricular tachycardias and recurrent implantable cardioverter defibrillator therapy in young idiopathic ventricular fibrillation patients.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)66-70
Number of pages5
JournalJournal of Electrocardiology
Volume76
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Jan 2023

Keywords

  • Atrial fibrillation
  • Cardiac ablation
  • Case series
  • Enhanced atrioventricular nodal conduction
  • Idiopathic ventricular fibrillation
  • Sudden cardiac arrest

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