Persistent phrenic nerve palsy after atrial fibrillation ablation: Follow-up data from The Netherlands Heart Registration.
Daniel MolLisanne RenskersJippe C BaltRohit E BhagwandienYuri BlaauwVincent J H M van DrielAntoine H G DriessenArif ElvanRichard FolkeringaRutger J HassinkBart Hooft van HuysduynenJustin G L M LuermansJeroen Y StevenhagenPepijn H van der VoortSjoerd W WestraJoris R de GrootJonas S S G de Jongnull nullPublished in: Journal of cardiovascular electrophysiology (2022)
After AF ablation, persistent PNP recovers in the majority of patients, and most are free of symptoms. Female patients and patients treated with cryoballoon or thoracoscopic ablation are more prone to develop PNP.