Key result
PVI for AF linked to a reported case of Dressler's syndrome.
Why the study?
Dressler's syndrome has been reported following myocardial infarction and other myocardial and pericardial pathologies, but data following pulmonary vein isolation are limited.
Case Report (n=1)
Dressler's syndrome is a potential, albeit rare, complication following pulmonary vein isolation for atrial fibrillation.
Alerts clinicians to possible Dressler's syndrome post-PVI; extends known triggers but leaves open incidence and impact.
Dressler's syndrome, characterized by features of fever, pericarditis and pericardial effusion typically occurs in the weeks to months following a myocardial infarction. The syndrome has also been described following several other myocardial and pericardial pathologies, including two reports of Dressler's syndrome following radio-frequency ablation. We describe a case of Dressler's syndrome following a pulmonary vein isolation procedure, which is being performed with increasing frequency as a treatment strategy for atrial fibrillation.
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Luckie et al. (2008) conducted a case report in Dressler's syndrome following pulmonary vein isolation for atrial fibrillation (n=1). Pulmonary vein isolation was evaluated on Dressler's syndrome. A case of Dressler's syndrome was observed following a pulmonary vein isolation procedure for atrial fibrillation.
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