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Direct Pressure Monitoring Accurately Predicts Pulmonary Vein Occlusion During Cryoballoon Ablation
Published on: February 26, 2013
Pulmonary Vein Perforation and Life-Threatening Hemoptysis During Cryoballoon Ablation for Persistent
Koji Sudo1, Takatoshi Shigeta1, Atsuhito Oda1
1Department of Cardiology, Japan Red Cross Yokohama City Bay Hospital, Kanagawa, Japan.
Abstract:
Cryoballoon ablation is an effective method for pulmonary vein isolation for atrial fibrillation; however, unexpected complications may occur while performing the ablation procedure. We report an extremely rare case of pulmonary vein perforation with hemoptysis that required emergency lobectomy caused by injury from a circular mapping catheter. (Level of Difficulty: Intermediate.).
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