Massive Air Embolism During Atrial Fibrillation Ablation: Averting Disaster in a Time of Crisis

A 62-year-old male with symptomatic persistent atrial fibrillation underwent radiofrequency catheter ablation. During exchange of the saline irrigation bag, the patient developed sudden hypotension and bradycardia and was found to have a massive air embolism. Air was successfully aspirated with cath...

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Autores principales: Do, Duc H., Khakpour, Houman, Krokhaleva, Yuliya, Mori, Shumpei, Bradfield, Jason, Boyle, Noel G., Shivkumar, Kalyanam
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Elsevier 2021
Materias:
Mini-Focus Issue: Procedural Complications: Part 2
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8305625/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34317467
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jaccas.2020.11.040

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8305625/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34317467
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jaccas.2020.11.040

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