Clinical feasibility of pulmonary vein orifice pacing for the prediction of phrenic nerve injury during cryoballoon ablation of atrial fibrillation.
Makoto SanoTsuyoshi UrushidaGaku MatsukuraTomoaki SakakibaraKenichiro SuwaYoshihisa NaruseHayato OhtaniMasao SaotomeYuichiro MaekawaPublished in: Journal of cardiovascular electrophysiology (2019)
This PVOP technique could be feasible and contribute to predicting transient PNI and CMAP amplitude reductions before cryoapplications. Further studies are necessary to elucidate the additional efficacy of PVOP over CMAP monitoring alone.
Keyphrases
- atrial fibrillation
- catheter ablation
- left atrial appendage
- left atrial
- radiofrequency ablation
- oral anticoagulants
- direct oral anticoagulants
- heart failure
- cerebral ischemia
- case control
- cardiac resynchronization therapy
- peripheral nerve
- percutaneous coronary intervention
- coronary artery disease
- acute coronary syndrome
- left ventricular