A Mysterious Bleed
Spontaneous spinal epidural hematoma is an extraordinarily rare condition for which there are only a few hundred documented cases, none in relation to cardiac ablation procedures. This case describes a 71-year-old woman who develops lower extremity numbness and weakness due to spontaneous spinal epi...
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| author | Adrian Whiting, MD James Ciancarelli, DO Joseph Germano, DO |
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| description | Spontaneous spinal epidural hematoma is an extraordinarily rare condition for which there are only a few hundred documented cases, none in relation to cardiac ablation procedures. This case describes a 71-year-old woman who develops lower extremity numbness and weakness due to spontaneous spinal epidural hematoma after an atrial fibrillation ablation. (Level of Difficulty: Intermediate.) |
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| spelling | doaj.art-4da3df9dcafd4af8a1adc289270c44e52023-04-01T08:51:21ZengElsevierJACC: Case Reports2666-08492023-05-0113101817A Mysterious BleedAdrian Whiting, MD0James Ciancarelli, DO1Joseph Germano, DO2Department of Medicine, NYU Langone Hospital, Long Island, New York, USA; Address for correspondence: Dr Adrian Whiting, 259 First Street, Mineola, New York 11501, USA.Department of Cardiology, NYU Langone Hospital, Long Island, New York, USADepartment of Cardiology, NYU Langone Hospital, Long Island, New York, USASpontaneous spinal epidural hematoma is an extraordinarily rare condition for which there are only a few hundred documented cases, none in relation to cardiac ablation procedures. This case describes a 71-year-old woman who develops lower extremity numbness and weakness due to spontaneous spinal epidural hematoma after an atrial fibrillation ablation. (Level of Difficulty: Intermediate.)http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2666084923000931ablationanticoagulationatrial fibrillationcardiac risk |
| spellingShingle | Adrian Whiting, MD James Ciancarelli, DO Joseph Germano, DO A Mysterious Bleed JACC: Case Reports ablation anticoagulation atrial fibrillation cardiac risk |
| title | A Mysterious Bleed |
| title_full | A Mysterious Bleed |
| title_fullStr | A Mysterious Bleed |
| title_full_unstemmed | A Mysterious Bleed |
| title_short | A Mysterious Bleed |
| title_sort | mysterious bleed |
| topic | ablation anticoagulation atrial fibrillation cardiac risk |
| url | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2666084923000931 |
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