Dual-loop macro-reentry atrial flutter (AFL) is an atypical AFL, which has two loops of the reentry circuit usually localized within single atrium. In this case report, we present a double-loop bi-atrial flutter during atrial fibrillation ablation, in which the two reentry circuit loops were located around the inferior vena cava (IVC) and the mitral annulus, (MA) respectively.

Trauma is an almost universal experience for those with incarceration histories. Lifetime traumatic experiences begin in childhood, continue adulthood, and persist during after incarceration. For centuries, the capacity trauma to have a deleterious impact on social, mental, biological functioning has been topic of inquiry, years empirical work connected crime justice system involvement. Trauma-...

OBJECTIVE To determine the incidence, cause, and prevention of horizontal canal benign paroxysmal positional vertigo (H-BPPV) and reentry into the common crus during canalith repositioning procedures (CRPs). STUDY DESIGN Prospective case series. SETTING Academic tertiary referral center. PATIENTS Forty-four patients with symptomatic posterior canalithiasis (P-BPPV) confirmed on Dix-Hallpi...

Within multimodal prisoner reentry programs, an important challenge for practitioners is how to effectively assign participants to services based on individual need. The Reentry Well-Being Assessment Tool (RWAT) is an innovative practice tool to systematically guide individualized assignment into reentry program services based on a participant’s changing needs during the transition from prison ...

Having found the regional differences in right atrial action potentials shown in an accompanying article, we tested two seemingly paradoxical hypotheses: 1) The spatial pattern of repolarization provides a protective mechanism against reentry, and 2) repolarization inhomogeneities interact with anisotropic discontinuous propagation to produce reentry. Measurement of multidimensional refractory ...

The aim of this work was to analyze the vulnerability to reentry in a two-dimensional sheet of regionallyischemic and anisotropic myocardial tissue at different stages of acute myocardial ischemia. We used computer modelling in order to elucidate the main factors responsible for initiation and maintenance of reentry. Simulations were carried out using a modified version of the Luo-Rudy-II model...

BACKGROUND A line of block in the right atrium (RA) between the venae cavae is necessary to obtain classic atrial flutter (AFL). We tested the hypothesis that the location of that line of block would determine whether the AFL reentrant circuit would be due to single-loop reentry or figure-of-8 reentry. METHODS AND RESULTS Simultaneous mapping from 392 sites (both atria and the atrial septum) ...

This study explored how gender differences may influence the community reentry experiences of incarcerated youth. Structured surveys assessing risk factors for re-offending, perceived reentry needs, and anticipated barriers to meeting these needs were administered to a convenience sample of males (n = 36) and females (n = 35) who were within 60 days of release from two probation camps in Southe...

In a sufficiently short reentry pathway, the excitation wave front (head) propagates into tissue that is partially refractory (tail) from the previous action potential (AP). We incorporate a detailed mathematical model of the ventricular myocyte into a one-dimensional closed pathway to investigate the effects of head-tail interaction and ion accumulation on the dynamics of reentry. The results ...

• Small-circuit reentry (microreentry) in which extremely slow conduction in a focal area sustains the reentry also presents with centrifugal activation. Unlike automaticity, however, the local bipolar electrograms at the site of the apparent focal source are fragmented and abnormal with microreentry. • When mapping 1 chamber, say the right atrium, but a macroreentry circuit is located within t...