The underlying mechanism for stable beat‐to‐beat cycle length variability (CL alternans) in scar‐related atrial tachycardia (AT) had not been elucidated clearly. We described a case with postoperative dual‐loop reentrant AT… Click to show full abstract
The underlying mechanism for stable beat‐to‐beat cycle length variability (CL alternans) in scar‐related atrial tachycardia (AT) had not been elucidated clearly. We described a case with postoperative dual‐loop reentrant AT in right atrium. When the loop depended on cavo‐tricuspid isthmus was blocked by ablation, the AT transformed into a CL alternate tachycardia. High density and resolution mapping revealed that the CL alternans was caused by the alternate conduction velocities at the slow conduct region. A further ablation line was created from the slow conduction zone to the inferior vena cave, and afterward no AT was inducible.
               
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