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Refractory anemia and myxoma after radiofrequency ablation: a case report

Doğan Kahraman¹, Çağın Zaim², Levent Yazıcıoğlu³, Sadık Eryılmaz³, Zeynep Baştüzel Eyileten<sup>3

1</sup>Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Medical Park Ankara Hospital, Ankara, Turkey
²Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Burhan Nalbantoğlu Hospital, Lefkosa, Cyprus, Republic of Turkish
³Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Medical Faculty of Ankara University, Ankara, Turkey

Keywords: Anemia; inflammation; myxoma; radiofrequency catheter ablation

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Recently, atrial fibrillation has been widely treated by percutaneous radiofrequency ablation. Local alteration in milieu due to myocardial inflammation after the procedure may cause well-known complications, such as perforation and thromboembolism. Herein, we present a case of myxoma with a sudden onset of symptoms with refractory anemia diagnosed one year after radiofrequency ablation procedure.

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