Abstract
A 68-year-old man presented with multiple embolic strokes and sepsis 50 days after catheter ablation of atrial fibrillation. Cardiac computed tomography scan demonstrated an atrioesophageal fistula at the left atrial posterior wall and hypermobile materials with hypoattenuating lesions in the left atrium. On the 12th hospital day, he presented with acute ST-elevation in the inferior leads. A bedside echocardiogram revealed unusually high myocardial echogenecity and akinesia on the right coronary artery territory. These findings disappeared within a few minutes. This case shows characteristic images of coronary air embolism in gas-containing endocarditis caused by atrioesophageal fistula after catheter ablation of atrial fibrillation.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 1329.e17-1329.e19 |
| Journal | Canadian Journal of Cardiology |
| Volume | 29 |
| Issue number | 10 |
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| Publication status | Published - 2013 Oct |
Bibliographical note
Funding Information:This work was supported by a grant (A085136) from the Korea Health 21 R&D Project, Ministry of Health and Welfare, and from the National Research Foundation of Korea (NRF) funded by the Ministry of Science, ICT & Future Planning (MSIP) (7-2013-0362).
All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes
- Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine