Sign/symptom | Differential | Suggested evaluation |
Back pain | Musculoskeletal, retroperitoneal hematoma | Physical exam, CT imaging |
Chest pain | Pericarditis, pericardial effusion, coronary stenosis (ablation related), pulmonary vein stenosis, musculoskeletal (after cardioversion), worsening reflux | Physical exam, chest radiograph, ECG, echocardiogram, stress test, cardiac catheterization, chest CT |
Cough | Infectious process, bronchial irritation (mechanical, cryoballoon), pulmonary vein stenosis | Physical exam, chest radiograph, chest CT |
Dysphagia | Esophageal irritation (related to transesophageal echocardiography), atrioesophageal fistula | Physical exam, chest CT, MRI |
Early satiety, nausea | Gastric denervation | Physical exam, gastric emptying study |
Fever | Infectious process, pericarditis, atrioesophageal fistula | Physical exam, chest radiograph, chest CT, urinalysis, laboratory blood work |
Fever, dysphagia, neurological symptoms | Atrial esophageal fistula | Physical exam, laboratory blood work, chest CT or MRI; avoid endoscopy with air insufflation |
Groin pain | Pseudoaneurysm, AV fistula, hematoma | Ultrasound of the groin, laboratory blood work; consider CT scan if ultrasound negative |
Hypotension | Pericardial effusion/tamponade, bleeding, sepsis, persistent vagal reaction | Echocardiography, laboratory blood work |
Hemoptysis | Pulmonary vein stenosis or occlusion, pneumonia | Chest radiograph, chest CT or MR scan, VQ scan |
Neurological symptoms | Cerebral embolic event, atrial esophageal fistula | Physical exam, brain imaging, chest CT or MRI |
Shortness of breath | Volume overload, pneumonia, pulmonary vein stenosis, phrenic nerve injury | Physical exam, chest radiograph, chest CT, laboratory blood work |
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