Conservative Management of Left Atrial Intramural Hematoma after Catheter Ablation
Korean Circulation Journal
;
: 580-583, 2016.
Article
in English
| WPRIM
| ID: wpr-227792
ABSTRACT
Left atrial intramural hematoma is a very rare complication of radiofrequency ablation procedures. A patient with tachyarrhythmia underwent radiofrequency catheter ablation. Echocardiography performed the following morning showed a large mass in the left atrium, suggestive of intramural hematoma formation. The patient was in a stable condition; therefore, it was decided that follow-up should be conservative and her anticoagulation therapy was continued. The size of the hematoma decreased significantly over the following 50 days. This case highlights a rare complication of a complex catheter ablation procedure in the left atrium that was managed via a noninvasive approach, with which all interventionists should be familiar.
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WPRIM (Western Pacific)
Main subject:
Tachycardia
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Echocardiography
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Follow-Up Studies
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Catheter Ablation
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Catheters
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Heart Atria
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Hematoma
Type of study:
Observational study
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Prognostic study
Limits:
Humans
Language:
English
Journal:
Korean Circulation Journal
Year:
2016
Type:
Article
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