Cargando…
Delayed Presentation of Cerebral Air Embolism from a Left Atrial-Esophageal Fistula: A Case Report and Review of the Literature
Air embolism developing from an atrial-esophageal fistula that was created as a complication from an atrial ablation procedure is a rare, yet usually fatal diagnosis. Neurologic manifestations such as meningitis, altered mental status, seizures, strokes, transient ischemic attacks (TIAs), psychiatri...
Autores principales: | Peterson, Catherine, Elswick, Clay, Diaz, Vicki, Tubbs, R. Shane, Moisi, Marc |
---|---|
Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
Publicado: |
Cureus
2017
|
Materias: | |
Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5768317/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29348993 http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.1850 |
Ejemplares similares
-
Cerebral arterial air embolism secondary to iatrogenic left atrial-esophageal fistula: a case report
por: Zhang, Ping, et al.
Publicado: (2020) -
Diffuse Cerebral Air Emboli After an Esophagogastroduodenoscopy One Month Post Left Atrial Ablation for Atrial Fibrillation
por: Abu-Shaban, Kamil, et al.
Publicado: (2021) -
The undesirable communication: A case of cerebral air emboli in the setting of atrio-esophageal fistula following atrial fibrillation catheter ablation
por: Islam, Momin, et al.
Publicado: (2022) -
Trans-esophageal Echocardiographic Assessment of Left Atrial and Left Atrial Appendage Function in Atrial Fibrillation and Rheumatic Heart Disease
por: Jain, Rajat, et al.
Publicado: (2021) -
A Rare Complication of Cardiac Ablation: Atrial-esophageal Fistula Presenting as Odynophagia
por: Khan, Muzammil, et al.
Publicado: (2020)