Outcomes of Cardiac Perforation Complicating Catheter Ablation of Ventricular Arrhythmias

Abstract

Ventricular perforation and tamponade occurs in 1% of ventricular ablation procedures and in this series, occurred only in patients without a history of prior cardiac surgery. More than half the patients required surgical repair. Perforation is often associated with steam pops and emergent surgical repair is often required when perforation occurs after a steam pop.