Dressler's syndrome following pulmonary vein isolation for atrial fibrillation

Dressler's syndrome, characterized by features of fever, pericarditis and pericardial effusion typically occurs in the weeks to months following a myocardial infarction. The syndrome has also been described following several other myocardial and pericardial pathologies, including two reports of...

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Published inAcute cardiac care Vol. 10; no. 4; p. 234
Main Authors Luckie, M, Jenkins, N P, Davidson, N C, Chauhan, A
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published England 2008
Subjects
Atrial Fibrillation - therapy
Catheter Ablation
Echocardiography
Fever - etiology
Glucocorticoids - administration & dosage
Glucocorticoids - therapeutic use
Humans
Male
Myocardial Infarction - complications
Myocardial Infarction - drug therapy
Pericardial Effusion - complications
Pericardial Effusion - drug therapy
Pericarditis - drug therapy
Pericarditis - etiology
Prednisolone - administration & dosage
Prednisolone - therapeutic use
Pulmonary Veins - surgery
Syndrome
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Summary:Dressler's syndrome, characterized by features of fever, pericarditis and pericardial effusion typically occurs in the weeks to months following a myocardial infarction. The syndrome has also been described following several other myocardial and pericardial pathologies, including two reports of Dressler's syndrome following radio-frequency ablation. We describe a case of Dressler's syndrome following a pulmonary vein isolation procedure, which is being performed with increasing frequency as a treatment strategy for atrial fibrillation.
ISSN:1748-2941
DOI:10.1080/17482940701843722