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Radiofrequency ablation of a middle cardiac vein inserted accessory pathway resulting in posterolateral coronary artery occlusion: A case report.
Indian Pacing and Electrophysiology Journal 2018 November 8
INTRODUCTION: Posteroseptal accessory pathways account for 34.5% of the total. Of these, 36% are located within the coronary sinus (CS). Its ablation requires technical alternatives to avoid damage to surrounding tissues, especially branches of the right coronary artery.
CASE REPORT: A 22-year-old man was referred for re-do ablation of an accessory left septal-septal (PSE) pathway. Inside the CS, a precocity of 25 ms was found in the region of the median cardiac vein (VCM) (Fig. 2, panel A). Radiofrequency (RF) was administered with a non-irrigated bidirectional catheter within this vessel with resolution of the pre-excitation after 5 seconds. Immediately after, the patient presented chest pain and revealed a ST segment elevation of 1 mm in the inferior leads of ECG. Coronary angiography showed occlusion of the middle third of the posterior ventricular branch of the right coronary artery, with no signs of thrombus or dissection. Arterial angioplasty was performed with a bare metal stent, followed by TIMI III distal flow. Retrograde aortic mapping was performed and a precocity of 20 ms was found in the PSE region. The RF was applied followed by loss of pre-excitation after 1.5 seconds of application.
CONCLUSION: This case demonstrates the risks involving delivering radiofrequency within the coronary sinus. We discuss some strategy that could help electrophysiologists in similar cases.
CASE REPORT: A 22-year-old man was referred for re-do ablation of an accessory left septal-septal (PSE) pathway. Inside the CS, a precocity of 25 ms was found in the region of the median cardiac vein (VCM) (Fig. 2, panel A). Radiofrequency (RF) was administered with a non-irrigated bidirectional catheter within this vessel with resolution of the pre-excitation after 5 seconds. Immediately after, the patient presented chest pain and revealed a ST segment elevation of 1 mm in the inferior leads of ECG. Coronary angiography showed occlusion of the middle third of the posterior ventricular branch of the right coronary artery, with no signs of thrombus or dissection. Arterial angioplasty was performed with a bare metal stent, followed by TIMI III distal flow. Retrograde aortic mapping was performed and a precocity of 20 ms was found in the PSE region. The RF was applied followed by loss of pre-excitation after 1.5 seconds of application.
CONCLUSION: This case demonstrates the risks involving delivering radiofrequency within the coronary sinus. We discuss some strategy that could help electrophysiologists in similar cases.
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