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Septic vegetation at the left atrial appendage entrance after pulmonary vein ablation for atrial fibrillation

2008; Oxford University Press; Volume: 10; Issue: 2 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1093/europace/eun006

1532-2092

Sebastian Weis, Christopher Piorkowski, Arash Arya, A. Bollmann,

Cardiac Arrhythmias and Treatments

Pulmonary vein (PV) ablation is increasingly used to treat highly symptomatic atrial fibrillation. Here, we present a case of infective endocarditis (IE) after PV ablation at the uncommon position of the left atrial appendage entrance. We conclude that iatrogenic intracardial manipulation may create predisposing lesions for IE.