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1381076

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
8
pubmed:dateCreated
1992-10-1
pubmed:abstractText
Radiofrequency catheter ablation is an important new technique for curing patients with accessory pathway-mediated tachycardia. Ablation of left free-wall accessory pathways may be accomplished either by a retrograde, transarterial approach or via a transseptal approach using a long vascular sheath. We describe air embolization into the coronary artery as a complication of the transseptal approach, which was temporally associated with catheter exchange. While there were no permanent adverse sequelae, this report emphasizes the need for scrupulous attention to the possible insinuation of air during procedures involving long vascular sheaths across the atrial septum. To prevent air embolism, we recommend slow removal of the ablation catheter along with continuous flushing with heparinized saline during exchanges.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Aug
pubmed:issn
0147-8389
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
15
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
1105-8
pubmed:dateRevised
2004-11-17
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1992
pubmed:articleTitle
Coronary air embolism complicating transseptal radiofrequency ablation of left free-wall accessory pathways.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco 94143.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Case Reports