Vol 20, No 1 (2013)
Case Reports
Published online: 2013-02-07
Acute left main coronary artery occlusion following inadvertent delivery of radiofrequency energy during ventricular tachycardia ablation successfully treated by rescue angioplasty with stenting: A two-year follow-up
DOI: 10.5603/CJ.2013.0017
Cardiol J 2013;20(1):100-102.
Abstract
Radiofrequency catheter ablation (RFCA) is a treatment mode in patients with recurrent,
symptomatic, ventricular arrhythmias. A rare but potentially life-threatening complication of
RFCA includes injury to the coronary arteries, which leads to acute occlusion and myocardial
infarction. In the few reported cases, the most frequently affected vessel has been the left main
coronary artery. We present the case of a 28 year-old female. During the RFCA procedure, an
acute occlusion of the left main coronary artery occurred, which was treated successfully with
emergency angioplasty.
Keywords: radiofrequency catheter ablationleft main occlusioncoronary angioplasty