Management and optical coherence tomography imaging of an acute coronary artery injury induced by radiofrequency catheter ablation

Int J Cardiol. 2014 Jun 15;174(2):e44-6. doi: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2014.04.042. Epub 2014 Apr 13.

Authors

Milena Leo¹, Giovanni Luigi De Maria¹, Timothy R Betts², Adrian P Banning³

Affiliations

¹ Oxford Heart Centre, Oxford University Hospitals, Oxford, UK; Cardiovascular Medicine Department, Catholic University of the Sacred Heart, Rome, Italy.
² Oxford Heart Centre, Oxford University Hospitals, Oxford, UK.
³ Oxford Heart Centre, Oxford University Hospitals, Oxford, UK. Electronic address: [email protected].

PMID: 24768386
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2014.04.042

No abstract available

Keywords: Oedema; Optical coherence tomography; Radiofrequency ablation; Thrombus.

Publication types

Case Reports
Letter

MeSH terms

Adult
Catheter Ablation / adverse effects*
Coronary Vessels / injuries*
Humans
Intraoperative Complications / diagnosis*
Intraoperative Complications / etiology
Intraoperative Complications / therapy*
Male
Tomography, Optical Coherence*
Wounds and Injuries / diagnosis
Wounds and Injuries / etiology
Wounds and Injuries / therapy