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3717031

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
15
pubmed:dateCreated
1986-6-27
pubmed:abstractText
Multiple endocardial bipolar electrograms were recorded in 13 patients with atrial flutter (AF) to locate areas of fragmented electrical activity. Stable fragmentation patterns were found in each case, covering between 36% and 100% of the flutter cycle. Double or triple spike patterns were common. The direction of atrial activation was approximately defined in 11 patients, and in all of them at least part of the areas showing fragmentation was included in the circuit. In 1 patient an area of continuous electrical activity was found. AF circuits appeared to be included in the right atrium in 12 patients and in the left atrium in 1 patient. During atrial stimulation changes in fragmented electrograms coincided with changes in AF pattern before its interruption, while restoration of stable AF after stimulation was accompanied by reappearance of previous stable fragmented electrograms. In 6 patients electrograms were recorded after sinus rhythm was reestablished, and all showed marked decreases or disappearance of fragmentation. It is concluded that fragmented electrograms are often found in AF and may be related to abnormal local conduction in relation to the reentrant activation circuits.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
AIM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jun
pubmed:issn
0002-9149
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:day
1
pubmed:volume
57
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
1309-14
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1986
pubmed:articleTitle
Fragmented electrograms and continuous electrical activity in atrial flutter.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't