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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Abstract

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 languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1473-1475
Number of pages3
JournalAnnals of Thoracic Surgery
Volume96
Issue number4
DOIs
StatePublished - Oct 2013

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