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Case Reports
. 1998 Feb 1;81(3):369-70.
doi: 10.1016/s0002-9149(97)00906-5.

Radiofrequency ablation for cardiac arrhythmias causing postcardiac injury syndrome

G Turitto  1 , M G Abordo Jr, M K Mandawat, V S Togay, N El-Sherif
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Case Reports

Radiofrequency ablation for cardiac arrhythmias causing postcardiac injury syndrome

G Turitto et al. Am J Cardiol. .

Abstract

We report 2 cases of exudative left pleural effusion following radiofrequency catheter ablation of cardiac arrhythmias complicated by cardiac perforation. We suggest that radiofrequency ablation may be a previously unsuspected cause of postcardiac injury syndrome.

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