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Case Reports
. 2023 Oct 25;9(12):926-928.
doi: 10.1016/j.hrcr.2023.10.001. eCollection 2023 Dec.

Importance of alpha-gal syndrome in patients undergoing catheter ablation

Kanae Hasegawa  1   2 , Edward M Powers  1 , Zachary T Yoneda  1 , Travis D Richardson  1 , Kara K Siegrist  3 , William G Stevenson  1
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Case Reports

Importance of alpha-gal syndrome in patients undergoing catheter ablation

Kanae Hasegawa et al. HeartRhythm Case Rep. .
No abstract available

Keywords: Ablation; Alpha-gal syndrome; Heparin; Thrombus; Ventricular arrhythmia.

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Figure 1
Consecutive images of the patient were recorded using intracardiac echocardiography. The yellow arrowheads indicate the thrombus. The red arrows indicate the mapping catheter. The green arrows indicate the ICD lead. A lead = atrial lead; Ao = aorta; RA = right atrium; RV = right ventricle; V lead = ventricular lead.
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