Perforation of the Pulmonary Vein During Ablation of Atrial Fibrillation: A Rare Complication of Cryoballoon Ablation

A 58-year-old man admitted for a cryoballoon ablation due to a history of symptomatic paroxysmal atrial fibrillation experienced pericardial effusion and cardiac tamponade intraoperatively. A longitudinal left superior pulmonary vein perforation was confirmed by emergency thoracotomy and repaired. H...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Gul, Enes Elvin, Ghazni, Muhammad Salman, Sandougji, Hasan
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: MediaSphere Medical 2023
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10697110/
http://dx.doi.org/10.19102/icrm.2023.14112
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Sumario:A 58-year-old man admitted for a cryoballoon ablation due to a history of symptomatic paroxysmal atrial fibrillation experienced pericardial effusion and cardiac tamponade intraoperatively. A longitudinal left superior pulmonary vein perforation was confirmed by emergency thoracotomy and repaired. He developed atrial fibrillation 2 days postoperatively, which was terminated with colchicine and oral steroids the following day.

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