Magnetic resonance imaging diagnosis of left atrial abscess after ablation of atrial fibrillation.
case_report · Level V
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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.
Medical subject headings
- Abscess
- Atrial Fibrillation
- Catheter Ablation
- Heart Atria
- Heart Diseases
- Magnetic Resonance Imaging
- Streptococcal Infections
- Streptococcus agalactiae