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Case Reports
. 2007 Apr;18(3):269-71.
doi: 10.1007/s10840-007-9089-x. Epub 2007 Apr 21.

Postcardiac injury syndrome following radiofrequency ablation of idiopathic left ventricular tachycardia

Liang Rong Zheng  1 , Xiaosheng Hu, Shudong Xia, Yao Chen
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Case Reports

Postcardiac injury syndrome following radiofrequency ablation of idiopathic left ventricular tachycardia

Liang Rong Zheng et al. J Interv Card Electrophysiol. 2007 Apr.

Abstract

A 73-year-old man, who was admitted to our hospital with idiopathic ventricular tachycardia, underwent radiofrequency catheter ablation(RFCA) without any immediate signs of complications. He complained of sudden onset of chest pain shortly after the RFCA procedure. The diagnosis of PCIS was supported by slight fever, pericardial effusion, bilateral pleural effusion and elevated inflammatory markers. One should be aware of PCIS since there will be increasing performance of RFCA procedures and patients may present with this previously rare postoperative complications.

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