title: Postcardiac injury syndrome following radiofrequency ablation of idiopathic left ventricular tachycardia.
abstract: A 73-year-old man, who was admitted to our hospital with idiopathic ventricular tachycardia, underwent radiofrequency catheter ablation(RFCA) without any immediate signs of complications. He complained of sudden onset of chest pain shortly after the RFCA procedure. The diagnosis of PCIS was supported by slight fever, pericardial effusion, bilateral pleural effusion and elevated inflammatory markers. One should be aware of PCIS since there will be increasing performance of RFCA procedures and patients may present with this previously rare postoperative complications.
authors: Department of Cardiology, the First Affiliated Hospital, College of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China.
authors: Liang Rong
authors: LR
authors: Zheng
authors: Xiaosheng
authors: X
authors: Hu
authors: Shudong
authors: S
authors: Xia
authors: Yao
authors: Y
authors: Chen
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D017115:Catheter Ablation / Q000009:adverse effects*; D006335:Heart Injuries / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010490:Pericardial Effusion / Q000209:etiology*; D010996:Pleural Effusion / Q000209:etiology*; D017180:Tachycardia, Ventricular / Q000601:surgery*