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Abstract

Atrial fibrillation (AF) is rhythm disorder which observed most common in clinical practice. Increasing age, diabetes mellitus, hypertension, heart failure, smoking, obesity, male gender, myocardial infarction, valvular heart diseases, pulmonary diseases and hyperthyroidism are risk factors for AF. To the best of our knowledge simultaneously of paroxysmal atrial fibrillation (PAF) and normal pressure hydrocephalus (NPH) has not been reported previously. We herein report the sudden onset of AF associated with NPH. A 53 year-old female was admitted to our emergency department complaining of palpitation during the past 45 minute. Electrocardiography (EKG) confirmed presence of (PAF). Medical cardioversion was planned. With medical cardioversion, her rhythm didn’t return to the normal sinüs rhythm (NSR). Than biphasic anterior-posterior cardioversion was performed with DC at 100 J. NSR was achieved after DC cardioversion. According to her medical history, she has a difficulty in walking for one week. Patient was consulted by neurologist. On neurological examination, NPH was diagnosed. So physicians should keep in mind that NPH can cause to AF. Because of that, in emergency department if patient admit with complaining of palpitation, neurological diseases should be considered

Keywords

• Atrial fibrillation; Normal pressure hydrocephalus; Electrocardiography

Normal Basınçlı Hidrosefalinin Neden Olduğu Paroksismal Atriyal Fibrilasyon Olgusu

Abstract

Atriyal fibrilasyon (AF) klinik pratikte sık görülen bir ritim bozukluğudur. Yaş, diabetes mellitus, hipertansiyon, kalp yetmezliği, sigara, obezite, erkek cinsiyet, miyokard infarktüsü, valvüler kalp hastalığı, pulmoner hastalıklar ve hipertiroidi AF için risk faktörleridir. Mevcut bilgilerimize göre paroksismal AF ile normal basınçlı hidrosefali (NPH)birlikteliği daha önce bildirilmedi. Burada yeni başlangıçlı AF ile NPH birlikteliğini sunuyoruz. 53 yaşında bayan hasta acil sevişe 45 dakika önce başlayan çarpıntı şikayeti ile başvurdu. Çekilen elektrokardiyografi (EKG)'si AF ile uyumluydu. Medikal kardiyoversiyon uygulandı. Medikal kardiyoversiyon sonrası normal sinüs ritmi(NSR)'ne dönmedi. Daha sonra 100 j ile bifazik elektriksel kardiyoversiyon uygulandı. Elektriksel kardiyoversiyon sonrası NSR elde edildi. Hastanın anamnezinde bir haftadır olan yürüme güçlüğü mevcuttu. Nöroloji tarafindan değerlendirilen hastaya be­yin MR istendi. MR ventrikülomegali ile uyumluydu. 25 ml'lik beyin omurilik sıvısının boşaltılması sonrası hastanın klinik bulguları normale döndü. Bu yüzden hekimler, NPH'ın AF'ye yol açabilece­ğini akılda bulundurmalıdır.

Keywords

• Atriyal fibrilasyon, Normal Basınçlı Hidrosefali, Elektrokardiyografi

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