Right Heart and Wrong Rhythm: Atrial Flutter in Dextrocardia.
arrhythmia
atrial fibrillation
atrial flutter
atrial tachycardia
dextrocardia
situs inversus
Journal
Cureus
ISSN: 2168-8184
Titre abrégé: Cureus
Pays: United States
ID NLM: 101596737
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
Jul 2023
Jul 2023
Historique:
accepted:
19
07
2023
medline:
21
8
2023
pubmed:
21
8
2023
entrez:
21
8
2023
Statut:
epublish
Résumé
Atrial flutter is characterized by rapid atrial activity, causing an abnormal heart rhythm. Recognition and prompt management are of utmost importance since this cardiac arrhythmia could increase the risk of thromboembolic stroke and atrial fibrillation, which may lead to disability and death. Risk factors include myocardial infarction, surgery, medication, and structural heart abnormalities. One distinctive structural abnormality is dextrocardia. Herein, we present a case of a 47-year-old male who initially complains of difficulty in ambulation. Further workup showed atrial flutter with rapid ventricular response on electrocardiogram (ECG) and dextrocardia on imaging. This case tackles the possible association between dextrocardia and arrhythmias, which was an atrial flutter, its management, and treatment outcomes.
Identifiants
pubmed: 37602138
doi: 10.7759/cureus.42177
pmc: PMC10439519
doi:
Types de publication
Case Reports
Langues
eng
Pagination
e42177Informations de copyright
Copyright © 2023, Lim et al.
Déclaration de conflit d'intérêts
The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.
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