Heart block following accessory pathway ablation, necessitating pacemaker implantation – breach of duty, causation

Heart block following accessory pathway ablation, necessitating pacemaker implantation – breach of duty, causation.

A lady who experienced complete heart block following a catheter ablation procedure for a concealed accessory pathway necessitating pacemaker implantation. This was followed by recurrent pericardial effusion requiring pericardiocentesis and pacemaker system extraction and re-implantation.

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