Alcohol Ablation of Extracardiac Thoracic Tumor

Nikoloz Shekiladze; Omer Mirza; Pratik Sandesara; Beka Bakhtadze; John S Douglas Jr

doi:10.1016/j.jaccas.2019.11.019

Alcohol Ablation of Extracardiac Thoracic Tumor

JACC Case Rep. 2019 Dec 18;1(5):781-786. doi: 10.1016/j.jaccas.2019.11.019.

Authors

Nikoloz Shekiladze¹, Omer Mirza¹, Pratik Sandesara¹, Beka Bakhtadze¹, John S Douglas Jr¹

Affiliation

¹ Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia.

Abstract

This case illustrates a novel percutaneous treatment of a highly vascular thoracic tumor impinging on the left atrium and right pulmonary artery by delivery of coils and alcohol ablation via a circumflex coronary artery feeder branch. (Level of Difficulty: Advanced.).

Keywords: BMW, balanced middleweight; CMR, cardiac magnetic resonance imaging; CT, computed tomography; OTW, over-the-wire; SAM, systolic anterior motion; ablation; alcohol; thoracic.

Publication types

Case Reports