Catheter entrapment in the mitral valve apparatus requiring surgical removal: An unusual complication of radiofrequency ablation

被引:13
作者
Mandawat, MK [1 ]
Turitto, G [1 ]
El-Sherif, N [1 ]
机构
[1] SUNY Hlth Sci Ctr, Electrophysiol Sect, Brooklyn, NY 11203 USA
来源
PACE-PACING AND CLINICAL ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY | 1998年 / 21卷 / 04期
关键词
catheter ablation; mitral valve;
D O I
10.1111/j.1540-8159.1998.tb00138.x
中图分类号
R5 [内科学];
学科分类号
1002 ; 100201 ;
摘要
We describe a patient with Wolff-Parkinson-White syndrome in whom a steerable catheter became entrapped in the mitral valve apparatus, during radiofrequency ablation. Treatment consisted of surgical removal of the catheter. The occurrence of this previously unreported complication stresses the need for on-going monitoring of risk and benefits of electrophysiological interventions.
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页码:772 / 773
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