Central retinal artery occlusion after catheter ablation of atrial fibrillation

Central retinal artery occlusion (CRAO) is a rare but severe and urgent complication of atrial fibrillation ablation. Awareness of this ophthalmologic complication and prompt treatment are needed because ischemic damage to the retina is irreversible from 4 hours after the onset of CRAO.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Matsuda, Yasuhiro, Masuda, Masaharu, Asai, Mitsutoshi, Iida, Osamu, Kanda, Takashi, Mano, Toshiaki
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: John Wiley and Sons Inc. 2021
Materias:
Case Reports
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8123533/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34026203
http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ccr3.4255
Descripción
Sumario:Central retinal artery occlusion (CRAO) is a rare but severe and urgent complication of atrial fibrillation ablation. Awareness of this ophthalmologic complication and prompt treatment are needed because ischemic damage to the retina is irreversible from 4 hours after the onset of CRAO.

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