Key result
Endovascular stent migration into the cardiac cavities was reported as a potential trigger for atrial fibrillation in a single patient.
Why the study?
Transient AF has been reported from mechanical stretch and compression, but reports of vascular stent migration into the cardiac cavity causing AF were lacking.
Case Report (n=1)
Vascular stent migration into the heart should be considered as a rare potential mechanical trigger for atrial fibrillation.
Consider stent migration in unexplained post-procedural AF; hypothesis-generating case report requiring validation.
Atrial fibrillation (AF) is a relatively commonly encountered tachyarrhythmia, with its prevalence increasing with increase in age.AF is usually associated with an underlying cardiac disease, but transient AF has also been reported from mechanical stretch and compression.However, to our knowledge, there are no reports of vascular stent migration to intra-cardiac cavity causing AF.We present a case of endovascular stent migration into the cardiac cavities which could have triggered the AF in presence of other risk factors.
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Mamidi et al. (2019) conducted a case report in Atrial fibrillation and vascular access stent migration (n=1). Endovascular stent migration was evaluated on Atrial fibrillation triggered by stent migration. Endovascular stent migration into the cardiac cavities was reported as a potential trigger for atrial fibrillation in a single patient.
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