Atrial Flutter Ablation and Risk of Right Coronary Artery Injury

Radiofrequency ablation (RFA) of atrial flutter (AFL) is a commonly performed procedure with low risk of complications. Several case reports and animal studies cautioned about the risk of right coronary artery (RCA) injury following AFL ablation. This risk is due to the anatomic proximity of the RCA...

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Autores principales: Al Aloul, Basel, Sigurdsson, Gardar, Adabag, Selcuk, Li, Jian-Ming, Dykoski, Richard, Tholakanahalli, Venkatakrishna N.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Elmer Press 2015
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4330022/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25699126
http://dx.doi.org/10.14740/jocmr1986w
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Sumario:Radiofrequency ablation (RFA) of atrial flutter (AFL) is a commonly performed procedure with low risk of complications. Several case reports and animal studies cautioned about the risk of right coronary artery (RCA) injury following AFL ablation. This risk is due to the anatomic proximity of the RCA to the cavo-tricuspid isthmus where ablation is performed. We present a case report that demonstrates postmortem evidence of RCA injury following RFA of AFL.

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