Key result
Non-fatal electrical injury can trigger fixed AF persisting for up to 20 years.
Why the study?
Supraventricular arrhythmias following non-fatal electrical injuries are believed to be transient, but this has never been confirmed.
Highlights that supraventricular arrhythmias following electrical injury can be persistent rather than transient.
Clinicians should consider persistent AF in long-term follow-up after electrical injury; this case leaves open its incidence and causality.
Supraventricular arrhythmias are seen following non-fatal electrical injuries. They are believed to be transient, but this has never been confirmed. We report a case of fixed atrial fibrillation that has persisted for 20 years after an electrical injury at work.
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ggild et al. (1995) studied this question. Non-fatal electrical injury can cause fixed atrial fibrillation persisting for 20 years, demonstrating that post-injury supraventricular arrhythmias are not always transient.
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