title: Acute occlusion of left circumflex artery following radiofrequency catheter ablation at the mitral isthmus.
abstract: Damage to the coronary artery is a rare but important complication following radiofrequency catheter ablation. This case report describes the management of circumflex artery occlusion following mitral isthmus ablation in a 62-year-old male. It also provides a brief literature review and discusses the clinical implications of this complication.
authors.affiliation: Oxford Heart Centre, Oxford Radcliffe Hospitals NHS Trust, Oxford OX3 9DU, UK.
authors.forename: Kelvin C K
authors.initials: KC
authors.lastname: Wong
authors.forename: Praveen P
authors.initials: PP
authors.lastname: Sadarmin
authors.forename: Bernard D
authors.initials: BD
authors.lastname: Prendergast
authors.forename: Timothy R
authors.initials: TR
authors.lastname: Betts
mesh_terms: D017115:Catheter Ablation / Q000009:adverse effects*; D017023:Coronary Angiography; D054059:Coronary Occlusion / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000209:etiology*; D004562:Electrocardiography; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D008943:Mitral Valve / Q000601:surgery*; D013610:Tachycardia / Q000601:surgery*