| Literature DB >> 34950352 |
Gregory P Siroky1,2, Devendra Bisht1,2, Hieu Huynh1, Mena Yacoub1, Shawn Lee1, Seth Keller1, Ranjit Suri1.
Abstract
A 62-year-old woman presents for pulmonary vein isolation (PVI) for paroxysmal atrial fibrillation. During transseptal catheterization (TSC) the patient sustained mechanical injury to the atrioventricular node (AVN) with consequent complete heart block (CHB). Injury to the AVN and CHB recovered after approximately forty minutes. The patient subsequently underwent a successful PVI with the remainder of the hospital stay uneventful. We present a case of reversible injury to the AVN caused by a steerable introducer sheath during TSC and discuss the mechanisms of injury as well as potential measures to avoid such a complication in the future.Entities:
Keywords: Mechanical Atriventricular Block; Steerable Sheath; Transseptal Puncture
Year: 2021 PMID: 34950352 PMCID: PMC8691279 DOI: 10.4022/jafib.20200469
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Atr Fibrillation ISSN: 1941-6911