Postintervention Dyspnea after Radiofrequency Catheter Ablation: Think of a Phrenic Nerve Injury
Joint Authors
Ramos-Villalobos, Liliana E.
Colin Lizalde, Luis
Iturralde, Pedro
Castillo, Francisco
Márquez, Manlio F.
Source
Issue
Vol. 2017, Issue 2017 (31 Dec. 2017), pp.1-4, 4 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2017-10-04
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
4
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Phrenic nerve injury (PNI) is a rare complication of catheter ablation therapy, most commonly observed in cryoablation of the right side pulmonary veins.
We present a case of PNI after radiofrequency catheter ablation that developed acute dyspnea 24 hours after the intervention.
Dyspnea is the main symptom of PNI, so the diagnosis should always be suspected if it appears after any type of catheter ablation involving the trajectory of the phrenic nerve.
There is no specific treatment for PNI.
The only maneuver that has been reported to accelerate the recovery of PNI is early stopping of the ablation therapy.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Ramos-Villalobos, Liliana E.& Colin Lizalde, Luis& Márquez, Manlio F.& Iturralde, Pedro& Castillo, Francisco. 2017. Postintervention Dyspnea after Radiofrequency Catheter Ablation: Think of a Phrenic Nerve Injury. Case Reports in Cardiology،Vol. 2017, no. 2017, pp.1-4.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1144120
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Ramos-Villalobos, Liliana E.…[et al.]. Postintervention Dyspnea after Radiofrequency Catheter Ablation: Think of a Phrenic Nerve Injury. Case Reports in Cardiology No. 2017 (2017), pp.1-4.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1144120
American Medical Association (AMA)
Ramos-Villalobos, Liliana E.& Colin Lizalde, Luis& Márquez, Manlio F.& Iturralde, Pedro& Castillo, Francisco. Postintervention Dyspnea after Radiofrequency Catheter Ablation: Think of a Phrenic Nerve Injury. Case Reports in Cardiology. 2017. Vol. 2017, no. 2017, pp.1-4.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1144120
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1144120