Catecholamine-dependent wide QRS complex tachycardia in a 71-year-old male 'super athlete'

Europace. 2011 Aug;13(8):1201-2. doi: 10.1093/europace/eur022. Epub 2011 Feb 4.

Abstract

Recent studies have suggested an association between increased athletic activity and atrial arrhythmias; however, the mechanism remains unclear. Presented herein is a 71-year-old man with atrial flutter with 1:1 atrioventricular (AV) conduction triggered by high-intensity exercise as well as administration of isoproterenol, suggesting that arrhythmia is autonomically mediated.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Atrial Flutter / diagnosis*
  • Atrial Flutter / physiopathology*
  • Atrioventricular Node / physiopathology*
  • Catecholamines / physiology*
  • Electrocardiography, Ambulatory
  • Exercise / physiology
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Weight Lifting / physiology*

Substances

  • Catecholamines