Early hyperbaric oxygen therapy for cerebral air embolism during atrial fibrillation ablation

Cerebral air embolism is a potentially life‐threatening complication of left‐sided ablation procedures. We present a 51‐year‐old woman with cerebral air embolism during atrial fibrillation cryoballoon ablation. Taking a deep breath while removing the dilatator was the most likely mechanism in our ca...

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Published in:	Pacing and clinical electrophysiology Vol. 42; no. 1; pp. 104 - 106
Main Authors:	Ulus, Taner, Babayiğit, Erdi, Çamlı, Ezgi, Aykaç, Özlem, Kocabaş, Zehra Uysal, Özdemir, Atilla Özcan, Ercan, Erdinç
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	United States Wiley Subscription Services, Inc 01-01-2019
Subjects:	ablation atrial fibrillation Cardiac arrhythmia Catheters Embolism Embolisms Fibrillation Hyperbaric oxygen therapy Neurological complications Oxygen therapy Respiratory therapy atrial fibrillation ablation
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Summary:	Cerebral air embolism is a potentially life‐threatening complication of left‐sided ablation procedures. We present a 51‐year‐old woman with cerebral air embolism during atrial fibrillation cryoballoon ablation. Taking a deep breath while removing the dilatator was the most likely mechanism in our case. The patient was successfully treated with hyperbaric oxygen therapy at early stage and was discharged without any neurological sequelae.
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ISSN:	0147-8389 1540-8159
DOI:	10.1111/pace.13475