Coronary vasospasm triggered ventricular fibrillation delayed after radiofrequency ablation of the right accessory pathway.
Ventricular fibrillation associated with coronary vasospasm developed 8 h after successful radiofrequency (RF) ablation of the right accessory pathway in an 81-year-old male. A segment of the coronary vasospasm was located close to the accessory pathway, where seven RF ablations had been applied. Although rare, physicians should carefully consider the risk of such events when an RF current is applied near a coronary artery.
Hosaka
Yukio
Y
Division of Cardiology, Niigata University Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Niigata, Japan. hosaka@med.niigata-u.ac.jp
Chinushi
Masaomi
M
Takahashi
Kazuyoshi
K
Ozaki
Kazuyuki
K
Yanagawa
Takao
T
Miida
Tsutomu
T
Oda
Hirotaka
H
Aizawa
Yoshifusa
Y
D000368:Aged; D017115:Catheter Ablation / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000379:methods*; D003329:Coronary Vasospasm / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*; D006329:Heart Conduction System / Q000293:injuries* / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D014693:Ventricular Fibrillation / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*; D014927:Wolff-Parkinson-White Syndrome / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery*