title: Chronic total occlusion of left circumflex artery after radiofrequency ablation of left ventricular outflow tract tachycardia.
abstract: In this report, we present a 22-year-old female patient referred to our institution for evaluation of anginal chest pain. Her medical history revealed two ablation procedures of the left ventricular outflow tract tachycardia performed 1 month a part, 2 years ago. Coronary angiography revealed chronic total occlusion of the proximal left circumflex artery. To our knowledge, this is the first report of ablation-related chronic total occlusion of a coronary artery.
authors.affiliation: Division of Pacing and Electrophysiology, Institute of Cardiology, Istanbul University, Haseki/Fatih, Istanbul, Turkey.
authors.forename: Cengizhan
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Türkoğlu
authors.forename: Farid
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Aliyev
authors.forename: Alev
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Arat-Ozkan
authors.forename: Tevfik
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Gürmen
mesh_terms: D017115:Catheter Ablation / Q000009:adverse effects*; D017023:Coronary Angiography; D023921:Coronary Stenosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology*; D003331:Coronary Vessels / Q000293:injuries*; D004562:Electrocardiography; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D017180:Tachycardia, Ventricular / Q000601:surgery*; D055815:Young Adult