Cardiac tamponade complicating ventricular arrhythmia ablation: Real life data on incidence, management, and outcome.
cardiac tamponade
steam pop
ventricular perforation
ventricular tachycardia ablation
Journal
Journal of cardiovascular electrophysiology
ISSN: 1540-8167
Titre abrégé: J Cardiovasc Electrophysiol
Pays: United States
ID NLM: 9010756
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
02 2023
02 2023
Historique:
revised:
11
11
2022
received:
30
07
2022
accepted:
22
11
2022
pubmed:
27
11
2022
medline:
11
2
2023
entrez:
26
11
2022
Statut:
ppublish
Résumé
Cardiac tamponade during ablation procedures is a life-threatening complication. While the incidence and management of tamponade in atrial fibrillation ablation have been extensively described, the data on tamponade during ventricular ablations are very limited. The purpose of this study is to shed light on the incidence, typical perforation sites, and optimal management as observed through real-life data in a tertiary referral center for ventricular ablation. Consecutive patients with structural heart disease undergoing ventricular tachycardia ablation from 2008-2020 were analyzed. Of the 1078 patients undergoing 1287 ventricular ablation procedures, 20 procedures (1.5%) were complicated by cardiac tamponade. In all but one patient, the tamponade was treated with emergent pericardial drainage, while nine patients eventually underwent surgical repair. The perforation occurred during transseptal or subxiphoid puncture in six patients, during ventricle mapping in two patients, and during ablation in five patients (predominantly basal left ventricle). Steam pop as definite perforation cause could only be established in two patients. Regardless of the management of the complication, all patients survived to discharge. Cardiac tamponade during ventricular ablation occurred in 1.5% of the procedures. In nine patients cardiac repair was necessary. Perforation was mostly associated with subxiphoid puncture or ablation of the basal left ventricle.
Sections du résumé
BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE
Cardiac tamponade during ablation procedures is a life-threatening complication. While the incidence and management of tamponade in atrial fibrillation ablation have been extensively described, the data on tamponade during ventricular ablations are very limited. The purpose of this study is to shed light on the incidence, typical perforation sites, and optimal management as observed through real-life data in a tertiary referral center for ventricular ablation.
METHODS AND RESULTS
Consecutive patients with structural heart disease undergoing ventricular tachycardia ablation from 2008-2020 were analyzed. Of the 1078 patients undergoing 1287 ventricular ablation procedures, 20 procedures (1.5%) were complicated by cardiac tamponade. In all but one patient, the tamponade was treated with emergent pericardial drainage, while nine patients eventually underwent surgical repair. The perforation occurred during transseptal or subxiphoid puncture in six patients, during ventricle mapping in two patients, and during ablation in five patients (predominantly basal left ventricle). Steam pop as definite perforation cause could only be established in two patients. Regardless of the management of the complication, all patients survived to discharge.
CONCLUSION
Cardiac tamponade during ventricular ablation occurred in 1.5% of the procedures. In nine patients cardiac repair was necessary. Perforation was mostly associated with subxiphoid puncture or ablation of the basal left ventricle.
Types de publication
Journal Article
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM
Pagination
403-411Informations de copyright
© 2022 The Authors. The Journal of World Intellectual Property published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd.
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