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Autor(en) / Beteiligte

• WU, RICHARD C.
• BRINKER, JEFFREY A.
• YUH, DAVID D.
• BERGER, RONALD D.
• CALKINS, HUGH G.

Titel

Circular Mapping Catheter Entrapment in the Mitral Valve Apparatus: A Previously Unrecognized Complication of Focal Atrial Fibrillation Ablation

Ist Teil von

• Journal of cardiovascular electrophysiology, 2002-08, Vol.13 (8), p.819-821

Ort / Verlag

Oxford, UK: Blackwell Science Inc

Erscheinungsjahr

2002

Quelle

MEDLINE

Beschreibungen/Notizen

• Circular Mapping Catheter Entrapment in MV Apparatus. Radiofrequency catheter ablation of focal atrial fibrillation triggers within the pulmonary veins is a rapidly developing therapy that relies on both recent technologies and evolving techniques. We describe the entrapment of a circular mapping catheter within the mitral valve apparatus after transseptal catheterization and mapping of the left atrium and pulmonary veins. The occurrence of this previously unreported complication stresses the need for continual monitoring and reporting of adverse effects from new devices and procedures to better inform patients and physicians of the benefits and risks of electrophysiologic interventions.