Al Aloul Basel, Sigurdsson Gardar, Adabag Selcuk, Li Jian-Ming, Dykoski Richard, Tholakanahalli Venkatakrishna N
Cardiac and Vascular Consultants, The Villages, FL, USA ; Cardiovascular Disease Division, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, USA.
University of Iowa Hospital and Clinics, Iowa City, IA, USA.
J Clin Med Res. 2015 Apr;7(4):270-3. doi: 10.14740/jocmr1986w. Epub 2015 Feb 9.
Radiofrequency ablation (RFA) of atrial flutter (AFL) is a commonly performed procedure with low risk of complications. Several case reports and animal studies cautioned about the risk of right coronary artery (RCA) injury following AFL ablation. This risk is due to the anatomic proximity of the RCA to the cavo-tricuspid isthmus where ablation is performed. We present a case report that demonstrates postmortem evidence of RCA injury following RFA of AFL.
心房扑动(AFL)的射频消融术(RFA)是一种常见的手术,并发症风险较低。一些病例报告和动物研究对AFL消融术后右冠状动脉(RCA)损伤的风险提出了警示。这种风险是由于RCA与进行消融的腔静脉-三尖瓣峡部在解剖位置上接近。我们报告一例病例,该病例显示了AFL射频消融术后RCA损伤的尸检证据。