A rare complication of radiofrequency ablation: skin burn

ERTUĞRUL İ., KARAGÖZ T., AYKAN H. H.

CARDIOLOGY IN THE YOUNG, vol.25, no.7, pp.1385-1386, 2015 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 25 Issue: 7
  • Publication Date: 2015
  • Doi Number: 10.1017/s1047951114002741
  • Journal Name: CARDIOLOGY IN THE YOUNG
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.1385-1386
  • Hacettepe University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Radiofrequency ablation is the first-line treatment for arrhythmias with high success and low complication rates. Skin burns have been reported rarely after electrophysiological procedures, especially procedures in which higher-power energy is used and multiple ablations are performed. Here, we report a case of skin burn that developed after radiofrequency ablation for ventricular tachycardia originating from the right ventricular outflow tract.