Life-threatening aortic dissection with cardiac tamponade during catheter ablation for ventricular tachycardia originating from left coronary cusp

J Cardiovasc Electrophysiol. 2017 Oct;28(10):1224-1225. doi: 10.1111/jce.13277. Epub 2017 Aug 4.

Authors

Kenji Kuroki¹, Akira Sato¹, Fumi Yamagami¹, Akihiko Nogami¹, Kazutaka Aonuma¹

Affiliation

¹ Department of Cardiology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Tsugkuba, Tsukuba, Japan.

PMID: 28635147
DOI: 10.1111/jce.13277

No abstract available

Keywords: aortic dissection; cardiac tamponade; catheter ablation; ventricular tachycardia.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Aortic Aneurysm / diagnostic imaging
Aortic Aneurysm / etiology*
Aortic Aneurysm / surgery
Aortic Dissection / diagnostic imaging
Aortic Dissection / etiology*
Aortic Dissection / surgery
Aortography / methods
Cardiac Tamponade / diagnostic imaging
Cardiac Tamponade / etiology*
Cardiac Tamponade / surgery
Catheter Ablation / adverse effects*
Computed Tomography Angiography
Coronary Angiography
Echocardiography, Transesophageal
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Pericardiocentesis
Tachycardia, Ventricular / diagnosis
Tachycardia, Ventricular / physiopathology
Tachycardia, Ventricular / surgery*
Treatment Outcome