Life-threatening pulmonary haemorrhage during cryoballoon ablation for atrial fibrillation.

Eur J Cardiothorac Surg

Department of General, Thoracic and Vascular Surgery, University Hospital Carl Gustav Carus, Dresden, Germany.

Published: October 2018

Cryoballoon ablation is a recently introduced treatment option for patients with symptomatic, drug-refractory atrial fibrillation. The rate of complications is low and comprises mainly vascular-access-site complications and phrenic nerve palsy. We report a case of life-threatening pulmonary haemorrhage occurring during the procedure.

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