Magnetic resonance imaging diagnosis of left atrial abscess after ablation of atrial fibrillation

Gilbert H L Tang; Amit Pawale; Grant R. Simons; Paul E. Stelzer

doi:10.1016/j.athoracsur.2012.08.121

Magnetic resonance imaging diagnosis of left atrial abscess after ablation of atrial fibrillation

Gilbert H L Tang, Amit Pawale, Grant R. Simons, Paul E. Stelzer^*

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Surgery, Cardiac Surgery Division

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We report a 52-year-old patient with a late presentation of a fistula that occurred after catheter ablation for atrial fibrillation. A secondary left atrial wall abscess was diagnosed by upper endoscopy and cardiac magnetic resonance imaging. Emergency operative repair was successful, with no adverse cardiac or gastrointestinal sequelae.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	1473-1475
Number of pages	3
Journal	Annals of Thoracic Surgery
Volume	96
Issue number	4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.athoracsur.2012.08.121
State	Published - Oct 2013

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine
Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine
Surgery

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