An Acute Ischemic Stroke After the Retrograde Transaortic Manipulation.

Summary: Imagine going to the hospital to fix a slightly irregular heartbeat, and suddenly having a stroke. This is very rare, but it just happened to one patient. Doctors were using a special wire to fix the heart's rhythm. They had to push the wire backward through a major blood vessel called the aorta. Because they had to try many times and push hard, it caused a stroke. This report warns doctors to be very careful when doing this procedure to keep patients safe.