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Estudio electrofisiológico intracardíaco - Riesgos

Nombres alternativos

EPS (EEI) intracardíaco; Estudio electrofisiológico intracardíaco

Cuáles son los riesgos:

El procedimiento generalmente es muy seguro. Los posibles riesgos abarcan:

  • Arritmias
  • Sangrado
  • Coágulos sanguíneos que llevan a embolia
  • Taponamiento cardíaco
  • Ataque cardíaco
  • Infección
  • Lesión a la vena
  • Presión arterial baja

Consideraciones especiales:

Una ablación por catéter se puede llevar a cabo durante un estudio electrofisiológico para tratar la arritmia.

  • Fecha de revisión: 5/12/2008
  • Versión en inglés revisada por:Larry A. Weinrauch, MD, Assistant Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School, and Private practice specializing in Cardiovascular Disease, Watertown, MA. Review provided by VeriMed Healthcare Network. Also reviewed by David Zieve, MD, MHA, Medical Director, A.D.A.M., Inc.
  • Traducción y localización realizada por: DrTango, Inc

Referencias

Miller JM. Diagnosis of Cardiac Arrhythmias. In: Libby P, Bonow RO, Mann DL, Zipes DP, eds. Braunwald's Heart Disease: A Textbook of Cardiovascular Medicine, 8th ed. St. Louis, Mo: WB Saunders; 2007: chap. 32.

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