ST-segment elevation and ventricular fibrillation shortly after transseptal puncture for left atrial catheter ablation

ST-segment elevation and ventricular fibrillation shortly after transseptal puncture for left atrial catheter ablation

A 47-year-old man with drug-resistant paroxysmal atrial fibrillation underwent left atrial (LA) catheter ablation. After sheaths were inserted into the LA using the Brockenbrough method, he complained of angina and developed ST-segment elevation in the II, III, aVF, V5, and V6 leads. Ventricular fib...

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Main Authors: Daisuke Ishigaki, MD, Takanori Arimoto, MD, Tadateru Iwayama, MD, Kutsuzawa Daisuke, MD, Yashiro Yoshinori, MD, Nitobe Joji, MD, Aoyama Hiroshi, MD, Watanabe Tetsu, MD, Kubota Isao, MD
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2013-10-01
Series:Journal of Arrhythmia
Subjects:
Transseptal puncture
ST-segment elevation
Ventricular fibrillation
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1880427613000665

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