Journal article
Alcohol septal ablation complicated by complete heart block and permanent pacemaker failure
Abstract
Alcohol septal ablation is a novel catheter-based technique for the treatment of obstructive hypertrophic cardiomyopathy. Complete heart block complicates the procedure in 7%-30% of cases and necessitates the prophylactic insertion of a temporary pacing wire in all patients who do not have a permanent pacemaker. We describe a case of alcohol septal ablation complicated by complete heart block and failure to capture by both a permanent pacemaker …
Authors
Valettas N; Rho R; Beshai J; Lloyd CT; Ross HM; Kocovic D; Herrmann HC
Journal
Catheterization and Cardiovascular Interventions, Vol. 58, No. 2, pp. 189–193
Publisher
Wiley
Publication Date
2 2003
DOI
10.1002/ccd.10412
ISSN
1522-1946