Atrial fibrillation complicating lung cancer resection

Rhabdomyolysis complicating percutaneous radiofrequency ablation of persistent atrial fibrillation

Introduction Atrial fibrillation (AF) is the most common sustained arrhythmia in the adult population. Invasive treatment of paroxysmal and persistent AF with radiofrequency ablation is a well-recognized and effective treatment in appropriately selected patients. Higher numbers of patients are being treated with radiofrequency ablation for symptomatic paroxysmal and persistent AF. AF is associa...

Pericardial-esophageal fistula complicating cryoballoon ablation for refractory atrial fibrillation

Atrial fibrillation affects an estimated 2.7–6.1 million people in the United States and accounts for more than 750,000 hospitalizations per year. Pulmonary vein isolation (PVI) has been well established as the most effective ablation treatment available for patients with symptomatic and medication-refractory atrial fibrillation. Previously, radiofrequency (RF) ablation was the mainstay for PVI...

Intravenous amiodarone in atrial fibrillation complicating myocardial infarction.

Postoperative Atrial Fibrillation Prophylaxis and Lung Resection – Our Experience with 608 Consecutive Patients

Postoperative atrial fibrillation is a common complication after lung resection. It is burdened by increased mortality and morbidity, prolonged hospitalization, and higher resource utilization in thoracic surgery patients. Therefore, some kind of pharmacological prophylaxis is recommended. In our patients, diltiazem, a calcium antagonist, is administered. We collected data on all 608 patients h...

Toxoplasmosis complicating lung cancer: a case report

Toxoplasmosis complicating lung cancer has been described only rarely. Here, we report a case of acute Toxoplasma gondii infection in a patient with squamous lung cancer. A 64-year-old woman was admitted to our hospital with a history of cough of 6 months' duration and chest pain of 1 week's duration. Further examination revealed multiple swollen lymph nodes, palpable on the top of the right co...