Worsening Dyspnea and New-Onset Atrial Fibrillation in a 79-Year-Old Woman

Christopher C Cheung; Edward P Gerstenfeld

doi:10.1001/jamacardio.2023.0367

Worsening Dyspnea and New-Onset Atrial Fibrillation in a 79-Year-Old Woman

JAMA Cardiol. 2023 May 1;8(5):511. doi: 10.1001/jamacardio.2023.0367.

Authors

Christopher C Cheung¹, Edward P Gerstenfeld¹

Affiliation

¹ Section of Cardiac Electrophysiology, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco.

PMID: 37017996
DOI: 10.1001/jamacardio.2023.0367

No abstract available

Plain language summary

This case report discusses a diagnosis of scimitar syndrome in a woman aged 79 years who presented with worsening dyspnea on exertion and new-onset atrial fibrillation.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Aged
Atrial Fibrillation* / complications
Atrial Fibrillation* / diagnosis
Dyspnea / etiology
Female
Humans