title: Left lateral free wall pathway ablation complicated by plaque rupture and acute occlusion of the left anterior descending coronary artery.
abstract: Radiofrequency (RF) ablation of accessory bypass tracts associated with the Wolff-Parkinson-White (WPW) syndrome has become the treatment of choice for many arrhythmias. Complications are unusual and acute coronary artery occlusion is very rare. We here present a 38-year-old male patient with an acute occlusion of proximal left anterior descending (LAD) coronary artery after RF ablation of a left free wall accessory pathway. An interesting feature is the site of the coronary artery occlusion which is remote from the RF application site. The occlusion was successfully treated with the placement of an intracoronary stent.
authors.forename: Bekir Serhat
authors.initials: BS
authors.lastname: Yildiz
authors.forename: Yusuf Izzettin
authors.initials: YI
authors.lastname: Alihanoglu
authors.forename: Ismail Dogu
authors.initials: ID
authors.lastname: Kilic
authors.forename: Harun
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Evrengul
mesh_terms: D058606:Accessory Atrioventricular Bundle / Q000503:physiopathology; D000328:Adult; D017115:Catheter Ablation / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000379:methods; D017023:Coronary Angiography; D054059:Coronary Occlusion / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery; D003331:Coronary Vessels / Q000293:injuries / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery; D004562:Electrocardiography; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012421:Rupture; D015607:Stents; D017131:Thrombectomy / Q000379:methods*; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014927:Wolff-Parkinson-White Syndrome / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy*