Central retinal artery occlusion after catheter ablation of atrial fibrillation.
Yasuhiro MatsudaMasaharu MasudaMitsutoshi AsaiOsamu IidaTakashi KandaToshiaki ManoPublished in: Clinical case reports (2021)
Central retinal artery occlusion (CRAO) is a rare but severe and urgent complication of atrial fibrillation ablation. Awareness of this ophthalmologic complication and prompt treatment are needed because ischemic damage to the retina is irreversible from 4 hours after the onset of CRAO.
Keyphrases
- catheter ablation
- atrial fibrillation
- diabetic retinopathy
- left atrial
- optic nerve
- left atrial appendage
- optical coherence tomography
- oral anticoagulants
- direct oral anticoagulants
- heart failure
- oxidative stress
- percutaneous coronary intervention
- coronary artery disease
- early onset
- ischemia reperfusion injury
- left ventricular
- blood brain barrier
- brain injury
- cerebral ischemia
- venous thromboembolism