Idiopathic hypereosinophilic syndrome


Atrial fibrillation

An atrial arrhythmia characterized by disorganized atrial activity without discrete P waves on the surface EKG, but instead by an undulating baseline or more sharply circumscribed atrial deflections of varying amplitude an frequency ranging from 350 to 600 per minute.


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PMID (PMCID)
19487997
FEMALE Middle Aged
Pericardial involvement as a rare manifestation of hypereosinophilic syndrome.
Tan SA, Duggal A.
South Med J. 2009;102(7):751-3.
A 56-year-old female with idiopathic hypereosinophilic syndrome who presented with chest tightness, dyspnea and new-onset atrial fibrillation is reported.