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Emine Gulsah Torun1, Nevin Özdemiroğlu1, Serhat Koca1
1Department of Pediatric Cardiology, Ankara City Hospital, Ankara, Turkey.
Abstract:
Radiofrequency catheter ablation is a preferred treatment method for cardiac arrhythmias in children due to its high success rate and low complication risk. We present an adolescent patient who underwent radiofrequency catheter ablation for Wolff-Parkinson-White syndrome and developed a skin burn at the site of the electrode patch. Skin burns can catastrophic consequences, especially in patients with life-threatening arrhythmias; therefore, clinicians should be aware of this complication.
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