Key result
Catheter ablation for paroxysmal AF is linked to Tako-tsubo cardiomyopathy in a panic disorder patient.
Why the study?
Tako-tsubo cardiomyopathy is a rare and underreported complication following catheter ablation of atrial fibrillation.
Case Report (n=1)
Tako-tsubo cardiomyopathy is a rare but possible complication following catheter ablation for atrial fibrillation.
Tako-tsubo cardiomyopathy may complicate AF ablation; leaves open incidence, causality, and need for prospective surveillance.
Tako-tsubo cardiomyopathy is characterized by reversible left ventricular dysfunction following emotional or surgical stress. Unlike the well-known complications of catheter ablation (CA) of atrial fibrillation (AF), Tako-tsubo cardiomyopathy has been rarely reported so far. We report a case of acute reversible left heart failure following successful CA of paroxysmal AF in a patient with a history of panic disorder.
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Karaca et al. (2014) conducted a case report in Paroxysmal atrial fibrillation / Tako-tsubo cardiomyopathy (n=1). Catheter ablation was evaluated on Acute reversible left heart failure (Tako-tsubo cardiomyopathy). Catheter ablation of paroxysmal atrial fibrillation was followed by acute reversible left heart failure (Tako-tsubo cardiomyopathy) in a patient with a history of panic disorder.
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