title: Thrombo-embolic occlusion of the left anterior descending coronary artery complicating left atrial radiofrequency ablation.
abstract: Left atrial ablation has become common clinical practice for the treatment of paroxysmal atrial fibrillation. We report a case of thrombo-embolic occlusion of the left anterior descending coronary artery complicating left atrial radiofrequency ablation in a patient with factor V Leyden mutation and a prior episode of pulmonary embolism.
authors.affiliation: Division of Cardiology, University Hospital Basel, Petersgraben 4, 4031 Basel, Switzerland. csticherling@uhbs.ch
authors.forename: Christian
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Sticherling
authors.forename: Otmar
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Pfister
authors.forename: Stefan
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Osswald
mesh_terms: D017115:Catheter Ablation / Q000009:adverse effects*; D054059:Coronary Occlusion / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology*; D006325:Heart Atria / Q000601:surgery*; D006329:Heart Conduction System / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D013923:Thromboembolism / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology*