Thromboembolic Complications of Cardiac RF Catheter Ablation. Introduction:
Radiofrequency catheter ablation (RFCA) has become established as an effective therapy …

Wolff-Parkinson-White (WPW) electrocardiographic (ECG) pattern. 1 The terminology WPW
was first used to describe a “bundle-branch pattern” with a short PR interval in healthy young …

Thrombosis has long been recognized as a potentially lifethreatening complication in
children with congenital heart disease (CHD), children with acquired heart disease, and in …

Background—Radiofrequency (RF) catheter ablation is limited by thromboembolic
complications. The objective of this study was to compare the incidence and characteristics …

Aims Catheter ablation (CA) for atrial fibrillation (AF) is a complex procedure that is
associated with higher risk of complications. This study aimed at exploring the complication …

Platelets play a pivotal role in the pathogenesis of atherothrombosis, believed to be
integrally involved in both the development and progression of atherosclerotic heart …

Deaths have been reported following radiofrequency catheter ablation (RFCA), but the
mortality rate in children has not been defined. This study sought to analyze the incidence …

Purpose To evaluate how the integration of intracardiac echocardiography (ICE) and
ultrasound-guided femoral venipuncture (USGVC) may affect the safety of catheter ablation …

Aims Thromboembolic complications have been reported after radiofrequency ablation but
the low incidence of overt clinical events has been a limitation to the study of factors affecting …

Guidelines and Expert Consensus documents are proposed to help physicians to select the
best possible diagnostic or therapeutic strategies for an individual patient with a specific …