Entrapment of “PV‐Tracker” guidewire in the pulmonary veins during atrial fibrillation ablation with PVAC Gold

We report the entrapment of Pulmonary Vein Ablation Catheter (Medtronic, Minneapolis, MN, USA) and its guidewire within the right pulmonary veins in two patients. The catheters could be retrieved without complications but they were disabled in both cases. This nondescribed incident should be recogni...

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Published in:Pacing and clinical electrophysiology 2018-11, Vol.41 (11), p.1572-1574
Main Authors: Fontenla, Adolfo, López‐Gil, María, Montilla, Isabel, Arribas, Fernando
Format: Article
Language:English
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Atrial Fibrillation - surgery
atrial fibrillation ablation
Cardiac arrhythmia
Catheter Ablation - adverse effects
Catheter Ablation - instrumentation
catheter entrapment
Catheters
Device Removal
Equipment Design
Female
Fibrillation
Fluoroscopy
Humans
phased radiofrequency
Pulmonary Vein Ablation Catheter (PVAC)
Pulmonary Veins - surgery
pulmonary veins isolation
Veins
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Summary:We report the entrapment of Pulmonary Vein Ablation Catheter (Medtronic, Minneapolis, MN, USA) and its guidewire within the right pulmonary veins in two patients. The catheters could be retrieved without complications but they were disabled in both cases. This nondescribed incident should be recognized by PVAC users since it may be a source of potential severe complications during pulmonary vein isolation procedures.
ISSN:0147-8389
1540-8159
DOI:10.1111/pace.13451