IATROGENIC PNEUMOHEMOMEDIASTINUM MIMICKING CARDIAC-TAMPONADE - A COMPLICATION OF CATHETER ABLATION PROCEDURE

Authors
VOCI P TRITAPEPE L CRITELLI G
Citation
P. Voci et al., IATROGENIC PNEUMOHEMOMEDIASTINUM MIMICKING CARDIAC-TAMPONADE - A COMPLICATION OF CATHETER ABLATION PROCEDURE, PACE, 20(1), 1997, pp. 138-139
Citations number
2
Journal title
PACE-PACING AND CLINICAL ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY
ISSN journal
01478389 → ACNP
Volume
20
Issue
1
Year of publication
1997
Part
1
Pages
138 - 139
Database
ISI
SICI code
0147-8389(1997)20:1<138:IPMC-A>2.0.ZU;2-A
Abstract
VOCI, P., ET AL.: Iatrogenic Pneumohemomediastinum Mimicking Cardiac T amponade: A Complication of Catheter Ablation Procedure. We describe a patient who developed cardiac tamponade during electrophysiological m apping aimed at ablating an atrioventricular accessary pathway. Transe sophageal echocardiography showed compression of the left pulmonary ve ins due to pneumohemomediastinum secondary to left subclavian vein can nulation.