A rare complication of cardiac radiofrequency catheter ablation: Esophageal irritation Kardiyak radyofrekans kateter ablasyonunun nadir bir komplikasyonu: Özofagus irritasyonu
Turk Kardiyoloji Dernegi Arsivi, cilt.43, sa.4, ss.389-391, 2015 (Scopus, TRDizin)
- Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
- Cilt numarası: 43 Sayı: 4
- Basım Tarihi: 2015
- Doi Numarası: 10.5543/tkda.2015.36926
- Dergi Adı: Turk Kardiyoloji Dernegi Arsivi
- Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Scopus, TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
- Sayfa Sayıları: ss.389-391
- Anahtar Kelimeler: Atrial fibrillation/epidemiology, catheter ablation/adverse effects, esophageal diseases, ulcer/ultrasonography
- Sağlık Bilimleri Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet
Özet
The complication rate of radiofrequency catheter ablation varies depending on patient characteristics and treatment, and has been reported to be approximately 3%. Esophageal irritation is one significant complication of catheter ablation, and its most common result is atrioesophageal fistulae. However, rarely, unexpected complications and clinical variants occur due to irritation of the vagal nerve or peri-esophageal tissue without fistula formation. In this case report, attention is drawn to this rare complication in two cases, one of which occurred after paraseptal-epicardial accessory pathway ablation, and the other after atrial fibrillation ablation. Both were symptomatic with severe gag reflex.