Highlights a rare but near-fatal complication of hepatic hemorrhage following cardiac catheter ablation.
Raises awareness of rare hepatic hemorrhage post-ablation; leaves open incidence and prevention data.
Radiofrequency cardiac ablation is increasingly performed for the management of dysrhythmias. Bleeding is a well-known complication of this procedure. We present a rare case of a near-fatal iatrogenic hepatic hemorrhage after cardiac catheter ablation. (Level of Difficulty: Advanced.)
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