Inflammatory Response and Congestive Heart Failure Following Extensive Left Atrial Ablation

Authors

  • Konstantinos Vlachos
  • Dimitrios Asvestas
  • Louiza Lioni
  • Dimitrios Karlis
  • Konstantinos Letsas
  • Michael Efremidis
  • Antonios Sideris

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.2015/hc.v10i1.573

Keywords:

atrial fibrillation, pulmonary vein isolation, left atrial ablation, heart failure, radiofrequency catheter ablation, systemic inflammation

Abstract

A case of a patient with persistent atrial fibrillation and normal left ventricular systolic function who developed acute heart failure symptoms after a procedure of extensive left atrial ablation is presented and possible aetiologies are being discussed.

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Published

2015-01-28

Issue

Vol. 10 No. 1 (2015)

Section

CASE REPORTS

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