Key result
Repair of a large paraesophageal hernia suppressed medically resistant paroxysmal atrial flutter for over one year in a patient case.
Why the study?
Does repair of a large paraesophageal hernia suppress recurrent atrial flutter in a patient with both conditions?
Does repair of a large paraesophageal hernia suppress recurrent atrial flutter in a patient with both conditions?
Repair of a large paraesophageal hernia may suppress medically refractory recurrent atrial flutter in affected patients.
May suppress refractory atrial flutter; hypothesis-generating case report requiring prospective validation before practice change.
We present a case of recurrent atrial flutter resistant to medical therapy in a patient with an associated paraesophageal hernia, repair of which has produced suppression of the clinical arrhythmia for over one year.
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SCHILLING et al. (1998) studied this question. Repair of a large paraesophageal hernia suppressed medically resistant paroxysmal atrial flutter for over one year in a patient case.
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