Fatal Delayed Cardiac Tamponade Following Atrial Fibrillation Ablation: A Case Report
Sylusha Gadipudi, Yashitha Chirumamilla, Philip J McDonald · 2024
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Sylusha Gadipudi, Yashitha Chirumamilla, and Philip McDonald report a fatal delayed complication after a heart procedure in a 2024 paper. Burning faulty circuits can cure a common rhythm disorder. One known risk is fluid gathering around the heart and squeezing it, usually soon after the procedure.
Their patient was a sixty-year-old man on dialysis who arrived weak, nauseated, and confused. He had fainted several times in the days before. His ablation had taken place a week earlier, which pushed the complication outside its usual window. Scans and an ultrasound found a large fluid pocket behind the heart. The case warns emergency teams to suspect this squeeze even days later. Late presentation can still prove fatal, as it did here.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Sylusha Gadipudi, Yashitha Chirumamilla, Philip J McDonald |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2024 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 12 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |