Clinical characteristics of rapid atrial fibrillation preceding ventricular tachycardia

H Konagai; J Nitta; A Niwa; Y Satoh; A Nogami; K Aonuma; Y Lesaka; M Hiroe; F Marumo

doi:10.1253/jcj.65.1022

Clinical characteristics of rapid atrial fibrillation preceding ventricular tachycardia

Jpn Circ J. 2001 Dec;65(12):1022-8. doi: 10.1253/jcj.65.1022.

Authors

H Konagai¹, J Nitta, A Niwa, Y Satoh, A Nogami, K Aonuma, Y Lesaka, M Hiroe, F Marumo

Affiliation

¹ Department of Cardiology, Musashino Red Cross Hospital, Tokyo, Japan.

PMID: 11767992
DOI: 10.1253/jcj.65.1022

Abstract

Spontaneous degeneration of rapid atrial fibrillation (AF) to ventricular fibrillation has been documented in patients with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) and Wolff-Parkinson-White (WPW) syndrome. However, the importance of rap

MeSH terms

Acute Disease
Aged
Atrial Fibrillation / etiology
Atrial Fibrillation / physiopathology
Female
Heart Conduction System / physiopathology
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Myocardial Ischemia / physiopathology
Tachycardia, Ventricular / complications*
Tachycardia, Ventricular / physiopathology
Ventricular Fibrillation
Water-Electrolyte Imbalance / physiopathology