BC81.22

Scar mediated macro reentrant atrial tachycardia

Taquicardia atrial macrorreentrante mediada por cicatriz

Category

Definition

A macro re-entrant atrial tachycardia in which the central obstacle and/or the zone of slow conduction sustaining the tachycardia is due to scar. In this context scar generally refers to surgical or ischaemic heart disease mediated scarring rather than the fibrosis that can accompany other disease states or aging.

Index Terms

Scar mediated macro reentrant atrial tachycardiaScar mediated right atrial macro reentrant atrial tachycardiaScar mediated left atrial macro reentrant atrial tachycardiaScar mediated left atrial macro reentrant atrial tachycardia after ablation of atrial fibrillation