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Left ventricular rupture postradiofrequency catheter ablation: Transaortic, intraventricular patch exclusion repair
Author(s) -
Verdichizzo Danilo,
Gill Jaswinder,
Krasopoulos George
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
journal of cardiac surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.428
H-Index - 58
eISSN - 1540-8191
pISSN - 0886-0440
DOI - 10.1111/jocs.15398
Subject(s) - medicine , cardiology , radiofrequency catheter ablation , ablation , catheter , complication , catheter ablation , surgery
Abstract Left ventricular (LV) rupture after radiofrequency catheter ablation (RFCA) is a rare but life‐threatening complication. We describe a case of LV rupture secondary to RFCA successfully treated with a transaortic, intraventricular patch exclusion surgical repair, assisted by transoesophageal echocardiography and epicardial ultrasound assessment. Patch exclusion technique can offer a physiological repair with better preservation of myocardial mechanical characteristics and possibly less damage to healthy myocardium and surrounding structures.