Cardiac Perforation During High-Power Radiofrequency Ablation of the Left Lateral Ridge Using QDOT MICRO

Circ Arrhythm Electrophysiol. 2024 May;17(5):e012643. doi: 10.1161/CIRCEP.123.012643. Epub 2024 Apr 17.

Authors

Affiliations

¹ Texas Cardiac Arrhythmia Institute, St. David's Medical Center, Austin, TX (C.G., M.D., J.E.S., A.A.-A., J.D.Z., G.J.G., J.D.B., A.N.).
² Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgeons, Austin, TX (R.C.N.).
³ Interventional Electrophysiology, Scripps Clinic, La Jolla, CA (A.N.).
⁴ MetroHealth Medical Center, Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, Cleveland, OH (A.N.).
⁵ Department of Cardiology, University of Tor Vergata, Rome, Italy (A.N.).

PMID: 38629294
DOI: 10.1161/CIRCEP.123.012643

No abstract available

Keywords: atrial fibrillation; catheter ablation; intraoperative complications; pericardial effusion; thoracic surgery.

Publication types

Case Reports
Letter

MeSH terms

Atrial Fibrillation / physiopathology
Atrial Fibrillation / surgery
Catheter Ablation* / adverse effects
Female
Heart Injuries* / diagnostic imaging
Heart Injuries* / etiology
Heart Injuries* / surgery
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Treatment Outcome