Nonoperative Management of Iatrogenic Right Atrial Appendage Pseudoaneurysm During Catheter Ablation

Ngoda Manongi, MD, MS; Iosif Gulkarov, MD; Sijun Kim, DO; Emmanuel Moustakakis, MD; Seth Goldbarg, MD

JACC: Case Reports (Jan 2024)

Nonoperative Management of Iatrogenic Right Atrial Appendage Pseudoaneurysm During Catheter Ablation

Ngoda Manongi, MD, MS,
Iosif Gulkarov, MD,
Sijun Kim, DO,
Emmanuel Moustakakis, MD,
Seth Goldbarg, MD

Affiliations

Ngoda Manongi, MD, MS: Division of Cardiology, New York Presbyterian Queens, Flushing, New York, USA; Address for correspondence: Dr Ngoda Manongi, Department of Internal Medicine, New York-Presbyterian Queens, 56-45 Main Street, Flushing, New York 11355, USA.
Iosif Gulkarov, MD: Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, New York Presbyterian Hospital, Weill Cornell Medical College, New York, New York, USA
Sijun Kim, DO: Division of Cardiology, New York Presbyterian Queens, Flushing, New York, USA
Emmanuel Moustakakis, MD: Division of Cardiology, New York Presbyterian Queens, Flushing, New York, USA
Seth Goldbarg, MD: Division of Cardiology, New York Presbyterian Queens, Flushing, New York, USA

Journal volume & issue: Vol. 29, no. 1
p. 102147

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Atrial pseudoaneurysms are exceedingly rare. Cardiac pseudoaneurysms are at risk for rupture, which may be catastrophic and require emergent thoracotomy for definitive treatment. We report a case of right atrial appendage perforation during catheter ablation leading to tamponade and right atrium pseudoaneurysm.

Published in JACC: Case Reports

ISSN: 2666-0849 (Online)
Publisher: Elsevier
Country of publisher: United States
LCC subjects: Medicine: Internal medicine: Specialties of internal medicine: Diseases of the circulatory (Cardiovascular) system
Website: https://www.journals.elsevier.com/jacc-case-reports

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