Mechanical reperfusion of acute right coronary artery occlusion after radiofrequency catheter ablation and long-term follow-up angiography.
J Invasive Cardiol
; 15(3): 173-5, 2003 Mar.
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| ID: mdl-12612397
Coronary artery injury is a rare complication of radiofrequency catheter ablation. We describe the case of a 12-year-old girl who had an acute distal right coronary artery (RCA) occlusion during radiofrequency catheter ablation of a postero-septal accessory pathway treated with mechanical reperfusion utilizing an angioplasty guidewire. Coronary angiography performed at 1-year follow-up depicted normal left ventricular function, patent descending posterior artery and total occlusion of the postero-lateral branch, which was filled through a rich collateral circulation from the RCA marginal branch.
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Base de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Arteriopatías Oclusivas
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Arterias
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Reperfusión Miocárdica
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Angiografía Coronaria
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Ablación por Catéter
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Vasos Coronarios
Tipo de estudio:
Observational_studies
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Prognostic_studies
Límite:
Child
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Female
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Humans
Idioma:
En
Revista:
J Invasive Cardiol
Asunto de la revista:
CARDIOLOGIA
Año:
2003
Tipo del documento:
Article
País de afiliación:
Brasil