INTRODUCTION Atrial fibrillation was previously reported in patients with esophageal cancer as a complication of total esophagectomy or photodynamic therapy. Here, we propose that atrial fibrillation may also be caused by external compression of the left atrium by esophageal cancer. CASE PRESENTATION We present a 58-year-old man who developed atrial fibrillation with rapid ventricular rate in...

Recent decades have seen rapid developments in arrhythmia treatment, especially the use of catheter ablation. Although the substrates of atrial fibrillation, its initiation and maintenance, remain to be fully elucidated, catheter ablation in the left atrium has become a therapeutic option for patients with this arrhythmia. With ablation techniques, various isolation lines and focal targets are ...

Recent decades have seen rapid developments in arrhythmia treatment, especially the use of catheter ablation. Although the substrates of atrial fibrillation, its initiation and maintenance, remain to be fully elucidated, catheter ablation in the left atrium has become a therapeutic option for patients with this arrhythmia. With ablation techniques, various isolation lines and focal targets are ...

In tricuspid atresia, an obligatory right to left shunt occurs at the atrial level. We have observed several patients with left to right interatrial shunts. Data from cardiac catheterisation in 40 consecutive patients were reviewed to determine the frequency and mechanism of left to right shunting in tricuspid atresia. An increase of 6% or more in oxygen saturation between the superior vena cav...

Raghib syndrome is an extremely rare congenital heart defect characterized by persistent left superior vena cava (LSVC) draining into the left atrium and absence of the coronary sinus. Although few cases have been reported in the literature, there are a number of techniques to redirect the LSVC flow to the right atrium. These procedures include surgery to establish intracardiac flow using atria...

Abstract Increased Body Mass Index (BMI) is often used as a predictor for cardiovascular diseases, and it also known to be associated with left atrial enlargement, potentially affecting anatomic structures of the atrium. The aim study was determine association between BMI parameters atrium, including characteristics pulmonary veins (PVs), found in cardiac computed tomography (CT) scan. retrospe...