Right ventricular thrombus formation in a patient with arrhythmogenic right ventricular dysplasia following radiofrequency ablation

• Published in: Clinical case reports Vol. 4; no. 6; pp. 554 - 557
• Main Authors: Kemmner, Stephan, Lesevic, Hasema, Reents, Tilko, Schunkert, Heribert, Burgdorf, Christof
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England John Wiley & Sons, Inc 01.06.2016; John Wiley and Sons Inc
• Subjects: Anticoagulants; Anticoagulation; arrhythmogenic right ventricular dysplasia; Blood clots; Cardiac arrhythmia; Case Report; Case Reports; Electrocardiography; Embolisms; Patients; radiofrequency ablation; Thromboembolism; Thrombosis; thrombus formation; ventricular tachycardia; Anticoagulation; arrhythmogenic right ventricular dysplasia; thrombus formation; ventricular tachycardia; radiofrequency ablation
• ISSN: 2050-0904; 2050-0904
• DOI: 10.1002/ccr3.537

Key Clinical Message A middle‐aged female suffering from ARVD presented for routine follow‐up 8 weeks after right ventricular radiofrequency ablation of recurring ventricular tachycardia. Echocardiography revealed two right ventricular thrombi in the scar area of right ventricular radiofrequency ablation. Ablation‐related thromboembolic events should be considered as possible complication in patients suffering from ARVD. A middle‐aged female suffering from ARVD presented for routine follow‐up 8 weeks after right ventricular radiofrequency ablation of recurring ventricular tachycardia. Echocardiography revealed two right ventricular thrombi in the scar area of right ventricular radiofrequency ablation. Ablation‐related thromboembolic events should be considered as possible complication in patients suffering from ARVD.