Catheter-based pulmonary vein isolation fails to prevent transient atrial arrhythmogenic changes related to acute obstructive respiratory events in a porcine model.

Julie Norup HertelJonas L Isaksen Kezia Jerltorp Sarah Dalgas NissenMalthe HansenArnela Saljic Benedikt Linz Stefan Michael SattlerCharles YeJakob Overgaard Larsen Malene Nørregaard Sevasti-Maria Chaldoupi Uffe Jakob Ortved Gang Martin Manninger Thomas Jespersen Dominik K Linz

Published in: Europace : European pacing, arrhythmias, and cardiac electrophysiology : journal of the working groups on cardiac pacing, arrhythmias, and cardiac cellular electrophysiology of the European Society of Cardiology (2024)

Transient atrial arrhythmogenic changes related to acute obstructive respiratory events are not prevented by electrical isolation of the pulmonary veins, which partially explains the increased AF recurrence in patients with SDB after PVI procedures.

Keyphrases

liver failure
atrial fibrillation
drug induced
respiratory failure
left atrial
pulmonary hypertension
heart failure
respiratory tract
intensive care unit