Cardiac ablation carries a risk of complications including.
Cardiac catheter ablation side effects.
The bleeding or bruising may be more severe than usual because many patients are put on blood thinners before the procedure to reduce the risk of blood clots forming.
Other and potentially more severe side effects of cardiac ablation include pulmonary vein stenosis and perforation of cardiac tissues including veins and the walls of the heart.
Problems with cardiac ablation can include.
Bleeding or infection where the catheter went in.
One of the main side effects of cardiac ablation is that bleeding can occur as a result of the procedure 2.
Bleeding or infection at the site where your catheter was inserted damage to your blood vessels where the catheter may have scraped as it traveled to your heart puncture of your heart damage to your heart valves damage to your heart s.