Atrial Fibrillation Triggered by Premature Ventricular Complexes

Matthew Bocchese, MD; Hardik Mangrolia, MD; Anuj Basil, MD; Chethan Gangireddy, MD; Edmond Cronin, MD; George A. Yesenosky, MD; Richard M. Greenberg, MD; Joshua M. Cooper, MD; Isaac R. Whitman, MD

JACC: Case Reports (Nov 2020)

Atrial Fibrillation Triggered by Premature Ventricular Complexes

Matthew Bocchese, MD,
Hardik Mangrolia, MD,
Anuj Basil, MD,
Chethan Gangireddy, MD,
Edmond Cronin, MD,
George A. Yesenosky, MD,
Richard M. Greenberg, MD,
Joshua M. Cooper, MD,
Isaac R. Whitman, MD

Affiliations

Matthew Bocchese, MD: Department of Internal Medicine, Lewis Katz School of Medicine, Temple University Hospital, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Hardik Mangrolia, MD: Department of Cardiology, Section of Electrophysiology, Lewis Katz School of Medicine, Temple University Hospital, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Anuj Basil, MD: Department of Cardiology, Section of Electrophysiology, Lewis Katz School of Medicine, Temple University Hospital, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Chethan Gangireddy, MD: Department of Cardiology, Section of Electrophysiology, Lewis Katz School of Medicine, Temple University Hospital, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Edmond Cronin, MD: Department of Cardiology, Section of Electrophysiology, Lewis Katz School of Medicine, Temple University Hospital, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
George A. Yesenosky, MD: Department of Cardiology, Section of Electrophysiology, Lewis Katz School of Medicine, Temple University Hospital, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Richard M. Greenberg, MD: Department of Cardiology, Section of Electrophysiology, Lewis Katz School of Medicine, Temple University Hospital, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Joshua M. Cooper, MD: Department of Cardiology, Section of Electrophysiology, Lewis Katz School of Medicine, Temple University Hospital, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Isaac R. Whitman, MD: Department of Cardiology, Section of Electrophysiology, Lewis Katz School of Medicine, Temple University Hospital, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Address for correspondence: Dr. Isaac R. Whitman, Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University Hospital, 3401 North Broad Street, Parkinson Pavilion, 9th Floor, Room 911, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19140.

Journal volume & issue: Vol. 2, no. 14
pp. 2244 – 2248

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Atrial fibrillation (AF) is a triggered rhythm, and ablation of the trigger is a common strategy for rhythm control. We describe a patient with symptomatic AF who was found to have episodes of AF triggered by premature ventricular complexes, likely by retrograde atrioventricular nodal conduction. (Level of Difficulty: Beginner.)

Published in JACC: Case Reports

ISSN: 2666-0849 (Online)
Publisher: Elsevier
Country of publisher: United States
LCC subjects: Medicine: Internal medicine: Specialties of internal medicine: Diseases of the circulatory (Cardiovascular) system
Website: https://www.journals.elsevier.com/jacc-case-reports

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