Radiofrequency ablation for cardiac arrhythmias causing postcardiac injury syndrome. uri icon

Overview

abstract

  • We report 2 cases of exudative left pleural effusion following radiofrequency catheter ablation of cardiac arrhythmias complicated by cardiac perforation. We suggest that radiofrequency ablation may be a previously unsuspected cause of postcardiac injury syndrome.

publication date

  • February 1, 1998

Research

keywords

  • Catheter Ablation
  • Heart Diseases
  • Tachycardia, Supraventricular

Identity

Scopus Document Identifier

  • 0032005947

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

  • 10.1016/s0002-9149(97)00906-5

PubMed ID

  • 9468089

Additional Document Info

volume

  • 81

issue

  • 3