Paradoxical Embolism in a Girl with Atrial Septal Defect After Paroxysmal Supraventricular Tachycardia Ablation

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Paradoxical embolism is a kind of important pathogenesis of cardiocerebrovascular diseases. In our case, radiofrequency current catheter ablation was accomplished successfully in a 15-year-old girl who had been experiencing supraventricular tachycardia for 6 months. She presented with abrupt onset of left hemiplegia and loss of consciousness on the first postoperative day. An urgent cerebral computed tomography showed a hyperdense right middle cerebral artery. Transthoracic echocardiogram examination revealed an atrial septal defect (ASD), with the diameter measuring 39 mm. The case highly suggests that the issue of ASD should be resolved by either closed or prompt anticoagulant therapy, especially for patients who are planned to receive catheter manipulation.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2017

Erschienen:

2017

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:26

Enthalten in:

Journal of stroke and cerebrovascular diseases : the official journal of National Stroke Association - 26(2017), 9 vom: 23. Sept., Seite e189-e191

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Chen, Xiang [VerfasserIn]
Zhu, Zhijun [VerfasserIn]
Wu, Danning [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Case Reports
Cerebral infarction
Complication
Embolism
Journal Article
Radiofrequency ablation

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Date Completed 22.01.2018

Date Revised 22.01.2018

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1016/j.jstrokecerebrovasdis.2017.05.035

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM274080524