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- Title
Stroke caused by carotid artery dissection during ablation of atrial arrhythmia.
- Authors
Raczak, Maciej; Lasek-Bal, Anetta; Hoffmann, Andrzej; Mizia-Stec, Katarzyna; Czapska, Anita; Wnuk-Wojnar, Anna M.
- Abstract
A 55-year-old woman was admitted to the Cardiology Department due to a poorly tolerated attack of tachyarrhythmia. The patient was enrolled in the electrophysiology study (EPS) study with radiofrequency ablation (RF). After a few applications, during transseptal puncture, the patient demonstrated a neurological syndrome in the form of progressive aphasia and weakness in the right extremities. Computed tomography angiography showed dissection of the left common carotid artery and internal carotid artery with a thrombus within their lumen. Intravenous thrombolytic therapy was initiated, which resulted in an improvement in the patient's neurological status.
- Subjects
HUMAN dissection; CAROTID artery dissections; STROKE; ABLATION techniques; COMPUTED tomography
- Publication
Advances in Interventional Cardiology / Postępy w Kardiologii Interwencyjnej, 2014, Vol 10, Issue 2, p119
- ISSN
1734-9338
- Publication type
Case Study
- DOI
10.5114/pwki.2014.43519