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Paroxysmal atrial flutter caused by cardiac lymphoma.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  16784437     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
Atrial flutter is a relatively frequent macro-reentrant tachycardia that can be caused by a variety of structural and functional atrial changes. Cardiac lymphoma is rare and usually carries a poor prognosis. It preferentially involves the right atrium. This report describes a patient with cardiac follicular B-cell lymphoma who developed paroxysmal atrial flutter. The large tumor mass created a macroscopic substrate for an area of slow conduction which is essential for atrial flutter. It also caused sinus arrest and intermittent obstruction of the tricuspid valve inlet.
Authors:
Markus Linhart; Lars Lickfett; Christoph Hammerstingl; Klaus Tiemann; Georg Nickenig; Thorsten Lewalter
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Case Reports; Journal Article    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Pacing and clinical electrophysiology : PACE     Volume:  29     ISSN:  0147-8389     ISO Abbreviation:  Pacing Clin Electrophysiol     Publication Date:  2006 Jun 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2006-06-20     Completed Date:  2007-02-20     Revised Date:  -    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  7803944     Medline TA:  Pacing Clin Electrophysiol     Country:  United States    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  682-4     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Department of Medicine-Cardiology, University of Bonn, Bonn, Germany. markus.linhart@ukb.uni-bonn.de
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Aged
Atrial Flutter / etiology*
Fatal Outcome
Heart Neoplasms / complications*
Humans
Lymphoma, B-Cell / complications*
Male

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