Management and Outcome of Periprocedural Cardiac Perforation and Tamponade with Radiofrequency Catheter Ablation of Cardiac Arrhythmias: A Single Medium-Volume Center Experience

[1] Cappato R(2010)Updated worldwide survey on the methods, efficacy, and safety of catheter ablation for human atrial fibrillation Circ Arrhythm Electrophysiol. 3 32-38

[2] Calkins H(2011)Incidence and predictors of major complications from contemporary catheter ablation to treat cardiac arrhythmias Heart Rhythm. 8 1661-1666

[3] Chen SA(2009)Prevalence and causes of fatal outcome in catheter ablation of atrial fibrillation J Am Coll Cardiol 53 1798-1803

[4] Bohnen M(2004)Technique and results of linear ablation at the mitral isthmus Circulation 110 2996-3002

[5] Stevenson WG(2009)Iatrogenic pericardial effusion and tamponade in the percutaneous intracardiac intervention era J Am Coll Cardiol Intv. 2 705-717

[6] Tedrow UB(2014)Effects of sex on the incidence of cardiac tamponade after catheter ablation of atrial fibrillation. Results from a worldwide survey in 34 943 atrial fibrillation ablation procedures Circ Arrhythm Electrophysiol. 7 274-280

[7] Cappato R(2005)Outcomes after cardiac perforation during radiofrequency ablation of the atrium J Cardiovasc Electrophysiol 16 1172-1179

[8] Calkins H(2011)Outcomes of cardiac perforation complicating catheter ablation of ventricular arrhythmias Circ Arrhythm Electrophysiol. 4 660-666

[9] Chen SA(2013)The training and learning process of transseptal puncture using a modified technique Europace. 15 1784-1790

[10] Jaïs P(2006)Trans-septal catheterization in the electrophysiology laboratory: data from a multicenter survey spanning 12 years J Am Coll Cardiol 47 1037-1042

[1] Cappato R(2010)Updated worldwide survey on the methods, efficacy, and safety of catheter ablation for human atrial fibrillation Circ Arrhythm Electrophysiol. 3 32-38

[2] Calkins H(2011)Incidence and predictors of major complications from contemporary catheter ablation to treat cardiac arrhythmias Heart Rhythm. 8 1661-1666

[3] Chen SA(2009)Prevalence and causes of fatal outcome in catheter ablation of atrial fibrillation J Am Coll Cardiol 53 1798-1803

[4] Bohnen M(2004)Technique and results of linear ablation at the mitral isthmus Circulation 110 2996-3002

[5] Stevenson WG(2009)Iatrogenic pericardial effusion and tamponade in the percutaneous intracardiac intervention era J Am Coll Cardiol Intv. 2 705-717

[6] Tedrow UB(2014)Effects of sex on the incidence of cardiac tamponade after catheter ablation of atrial fibrillation. Results from a worldwide survey in 34 943 atrial fibrillation ablation procedures Circ Arrhythm Electrophysiol. 7 274-280

[7] Cappato R(2005)Outcomes after cardiac perforation during radiofrequency ablation of the atrium J Cardiovasc Electrophysiol 16 1172-1179

[8] Calkins H(2011)Outcomes of cardiac perforation complicating catheter ablation of ventricular arrhythmias Circ Arrhythm Electrophysiol. 4 660-666

[9] Chen SA(2013)The training and learning process of transseptal puncture using a modified technique Europace. 15 1784-1790

[10] Jaïs P(2006)Trans-septal catheterization in the electrophysiology laboratory: data from a multicenter survey spanning 12 years J Am Coll Cardiol 47 1037-1042