EP Laboratory Nightmare

• Main Authors: Lorenzo Bianchini, MD, Simone Zanchi, MD, Stefano Bordignon, MD, Shota Tohoku, MD, Shaojie Chen, MD, Fabrizio Bologna, MD, Boris Schmidt, MD, K.R. Julian Chun, MD
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier 2020-12-01
• Series: JACC: Case Reports
• Subjects: ablation; complication; coronary angiography; ventricular fibrillation
• Online Access: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2666084920313206
• ISSN: 2666-0849

We present a case of ventricular fibrillation triggered by a premature ventricular complex. During ablation from the left coronary cusp, the ablation catheter dislodged inside left main coronary artery, thus resulting in cardiac arrest. We immediately performed angioplasty and stent implantation, and the procedure was accomplished with a guiding catheter left inside the vessel. (Level of Difficulty: Intermediate.)