Chronic total occlusion of left circumflex artery after radiofrequency ablation of left ventricular outflow tract tachycardia

Europace. 2010 Mar;12(3):443-4. doi: 10.1093/europace/eup355. Epub 2009 Nov 9.

Abstract

In this report, we present a 22-year-old female patient referred to our institution for evaluation of anginal chest pain. Her medical history revealed two ablation procedures of the left ventricular outflow tract tachycardia performed 1 month a part, 2 years ago. Coronary angiography revealed chronic total occlusion of the proximal left circumflex artery. To our knowledge, this is the first report of ablation-related chronic total occlusion of a coronary artery.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Catheter Ablation / adverse effects*
  • Coronary Angiography
  • Coronary Stenosis / diagnostic imaging
  • Coronary Stenosis / etiology*
  • Coronary Vessels / injuries*
  • Electrocardiography
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Tachycardia, Ventricular / surgery*
  • Young Adult