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ArticleFrontiers in cardiovascular medicine2022

Case report: Artery of Percheron infarction as a rare complication during atrial fibrillation ablation.

Xin Xie, Xuecheng Wang, Jinbo Yu, Xiaoqian Zhou, Liya Shi, Jian Zhou, Yizhang Wu, Zijun Chen, Baowei Zhang, Xiaorong Li and 1 more

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Article in Frontiers in cardiovascular medicine, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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Xin XieDepartment of Cardiology, School of Medicine, Shanghai East Hospital, Tongji University, Shanghai, China.
Xuecheng WangDepartment of Cardiology, School of Medicine, Shanghai East Hospital, Tongji University, Shanghai, China.
Jinbo YuDepartment of Cardiology, School of Medicine, Shanghai East Hospital, Tongji University, Shanghai, China.
Xiaoqian ZhouDepartment of Cardiology, School of Medicine, Shanghai East Hospital, Tongji University, Shanghai, China.
Liya ShiDepartment of Cardiology, School of Medicine, Shanghai East Hospital, Tongji University, Shanghai, China.
Jian ZhouDepartment of Cardiology, School of Medicine, Shanghai East Hospital, Tongji University, Shanghai, China.
Yizhang WuDepartment of Cardiology, School of Medicine, Shanghai East Hospital, Tongji University, Shanghai, China.
Zijun ChenDepartment of Cardiology, School of Medicine, Shanghai East Hospital, Tongji University, Shanghai, China.
Baowei ZhangDepartment of Cardiology, School of Medicine, Shanghai East Hospital, Tongji University, Shanghai, China.
Xiaorong LiDepartment of Cardiology, School of Medicine, Shanghai East Hospital, Tongji University, Shanghai, China.
Bing YangDepartment of Cardiology, School of Medicine, Shanghai East Hospital, Tongji University, Shanghai, China.
Shanghai East Hospital · CN

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Abstract

The incidence of stroke or transient ischemic attacks (TIA) in atrial fibrillation (AF) catheter ablation procedures is around 1% and may be unnoted under anesthesia. The artery of Percheron (AOP) infarction is a rare kind of stroke with heterogeneity in manifestation, which further makes the perioperative early detection and diagnosis a challenge. Herein, we present one patient who underwent AF ablation and presented mental status alteration after withdrawing anesthetics. An emergency head CT was obtained, which revealed no apparent pathological changes. A late MRI test confirmed the diagnosis of AOP infarction. With oral anticoagulants and rehabilitation therapies, the patient's awareness improved and fully recovered on the sixth-month follow-up. Variability in manifestation, no positive radiological finding on initial CT, and a low incidence has made few clinicians to gain much experience with this type of infarct, which delays the diagnosis and initiation of appropriate treatment.

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