First case report: Late‐onset coronary artery spasm after radiofrequency catheter ablation for atrial fibrillation in a Caucasian patient

Abstract

Abstract Most of the coronary vasospasms were found intraprocedurally, and it is very rare to see late‐onset vasospasms that happened a few hours after uncomplicated ablations. The recognition of this rare but potentially life‐threatening complication is important to improve the conventional practice of catheter ablation for patients with drug‐refractory atrial fibrillation.

Keywords

• atrial fibrillation
• calcineurin inhibitor
• catheter ablation
• coronary artery spasm
• coronary vasospasm
• ganglionated plexus