title: Acute left main coronary artery occlusion following inadvertent delivery of radiofrequency energy during ventricular tachycardia ablation successfully treated by rescue angioplasty with stenting: a two-year follow-up.
abstract: Radiofrequency catheter ablation (RFCA) is a treatment mode in patients with recurrent, symptomatic, ventricular arrhythmias. A rare but potentially life-threatening complication of RFCA includes injury to the coronary arteries, which leads to acute occlusion and myocardial infarction. In the few reported cases, the most frequently affected vessel has been the left main coronary artery. We present the case of a 28 year-old female. During the RFCA procedure, an acute occlusion of the left main coronary artery occurred, which was treated successfully with emergency angioplasty.
authors.forename: Piotr
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Waciński
authors.forename: Andrzej
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Głowniak
authors.forename: Elżbieta
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Czekajska-Chehab
authors.forename: Wojciech
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Dąbrowski
authors.forename: Jarosław
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Wójcik
authors.forename: Andrzej
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Wysokiński
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D015906:Angioplasty, Balloon, Coronary / Q000379:methods*; D017115:Catheter Ablation / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000379:methods; D054059:Coronary Occlusion / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy*; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D015607:Stents; D017180:Tachycardia, Ventricular / Q000601:surgery*; D016896:Treatment Outcome