This complaint is from a literature source.It was reported that one patient underwent pulmonary vein isolation and experienced a steampop along with cardiac tamponade.Based on the facts of the case and the author¿s assessment, there were no reported malfunction with any of the bwi catheters and systems used during the case.Thus, this event is unrelated to the device and most likely related to the procedure.Title: ¿management of cardiac tamponade in catheter ablation of atrial fibrillation: single-centre 15 year experience on 5222 procedures¿ the purpose of this study was to investigate the incidence, predictors, and management of cardiac tamponade in a single educational centre large patient cohort undergoing af ablation over 15 years.The study was conducted between 2002 and 2016.The 4 mm tip ablation catheter (fantasista, japan life line), 3.5 mm externally irrigated-tip ablation catheter (thermocool, biosense webster), second-generation cryoballoon (arctic front advance, medtronic) were all used in this study.It is unknown which devices the patient has been used.Bwi takes conservative approach to report all the events occurred under thermocool, however catalog and lot number is unknown.
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