scholarly journals Left phrenic nerve injury after cryoballoon ablation of the pulmonary veins

EP Europace ◽  
2012 ◽  
Vol 15 (4) ◽  
pp. 514-514 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jean-Sylvain Hermida ◽  
Sarah Traullé ◽  
Maciej Kubala
Keyword(s):  
Nerve Injury ◽  
Phrenic Nerve ◽  
Pulmonary Veins ◽  
Cryoballoon Ablation ◽  
Phrenic Nerve Injury

Abstract 13686: Increased Right Superior Pulmonary Vein Ovality is Associated With Phrenic Nerve Injury in Patients Undergoing Cryoablation for Atrial Fibrillation

Circulation ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 142 (Suppl_3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Aditi S Vaishnav ◽  
Kristie M Coleman ◽  
Parth Makker ◽  
Moussa Saleh ◽  
Kabir Bhasin ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Atrial Fibrillation ◽  
Nerve Injury ◽  
Phrenic Nerve ◽  
Pulmonary Veins ◽  
Access Site ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Phrenic Nerve Injury ◽  
Diaphragmatic Palsy ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Shape Effects

Introduction: Success of cryoablation for atrial fibrillation (AF) requires creation of continuous, circumferential lesions around the pulmonary veins (PVs). The depth of these cryo-lesions depends on tissue contact, balloon location, ablation duration and nadir temperature. An optimum lesion depth must be achieved such that effective isolation occurs without collateral cryothermal damage to surrounding structures eg, phrenic nerve injury (PNI). Hypothesis: Increased RSPV ovality results in poor pairing between the balloon and PV, which may cause deeper freezing at the lateral circumference of the PV antrum, near the course of the phrenic nerve, resulting in PNI. Methods: Consecutive patients undergoing cryoablation for paroxysmal/persistent AF were included. Pre-procedural cardiac CT scans were analyzed to evaluate PV size (diameters, cross-sectional area, circumference) and ovality (ratio of maximum:minimum diameter (d max :d min ), shape). Effects of these anatomic characteristics on rates of complications were analyzed. Results: RSPVs from 310 patients (age 65.2 years, 38.1% female, 43.2% persAF) were studied. RSPVs were the largest of the 4 normal PVs (d max 21.5±4 mm; d min 17.8±3.8 mm; area 309±113 mm 2 ; circumference 124.2±22.8 mm). A majority of RSPVs were round (57.3% round, 26.9% oval and 15.9% flat), with median d max :d min = 1.18 [1.1-1.32]. PNI was the 2nd most common complication (after access-site complications). Transient diaphragmatic palsy occurred in 2.9% of patients; there were no cases of complete or persistent diaphragmatic paralysis. Patients in whom diaphragmatic palsy occurred had more oval veins (median d max :d min 1.35 [1.23-1.5] vs 1.18 [1.1-1.31]; p=0.015). Additionally, there was a significant difference in the proportion of patients with round RSPVs who had diaphragmatic palsy (1.1%) compared to those with oval or flat RSPVs (5.3%) (p=0.029) (Fig). Conclusion: Increased RSPV ovality is associated with phrenic nerve injury.

Femoral venous pressure waveform as indicator of phrenic nerve injury in the setting of second-generation cryoballoon ablation

2017 ◽  
Vol 18 (7) ◽  
pp. 510-517 ◽  
Author(s):  
Giacomo Mugnai ◽  
Carlo de Asmundis ◽  
Erwin Ströker ◽  
Burak Hünük ◽  
Darragh Moran ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Nerve Injury ◽  
Phrenic Nerve ◽  
Second Generation ◽  
Venous Pressure ◽  
Cryoballoon Ablation ◽  
Pressure Waveform ◽  
Phrenic Nerve Injury

Left Phrenic Nerve Injury during Cryoballoon Ablation of the Left Superior Pulmonary Vein

2012 ◽  
Vol 35 (11) ◽  
pp. e334-e336 ◽  
Author(s):  
RENÉ P. ANDRIÉ ◽  
JAN W. SCHRICKEL ◽  
GEORG NICKENIG ◽  
LARS LICKFETT
Keyword(s):  
Nerve Injury ◽  
Pulmonary Vein ◽  
Phrenic Nerve ◽  
Cryoballoon Ablation ◽  
Phrenic Nerve Injury ◽  
Superior Pulmonary Vein

Left phrenic nerve injury during electrical isolation of left-sided pulmonary veins with the second-generation cryoballoon

2017 ◽  
Vol 40 (12) ◽  
pp. 1426-1431 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kaoru Okishige ◽  
Hideshi Aoyagi ◽  
Takurou Nishimura ◽  
Takatoshi Shigeta ◽  
Takehiko Keida ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Nerve Injury ◽  
Phrenic Nerve ◽  
Second Generation ◽  
Pulmonary Veins ◽  
Electrical Isolation ◽  
Phrenic Nerve Injury

Recordings of diaphragmatic electromyograms during cryoballoon ablation for atrial fibrillation accurately predict phrenic nerve injury

Heart Rhythm ◽  
2014 ◽  
Vol 11 (3) ◽  
pp. 369-374 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mayur Lakhani ◽  
Faisul Saiful ◽  
Valay Parikh ◽  
Nikhil Goyal ◽  
Soad Bekheit ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Atrial Fibrillation ◽  
Nerve Injury ◽  
Phrenic Nerve ◽  
Cryoballoon Ablation ◽  
Phrenic Nerve Injury

Quick, safe, and effective maneuver to prevent phrenic nerve injury during cryoballoon ablation of atrial fibrillation

2018 ◽  
Vol 53 (2) ◽  
pp. 233-238 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kaoru Okishige ◽  
Hideshi Aoyagi ◽  
Takatoshi Shigeta ◽  
Rena A. Nakamura ◽  
Takuro Nishimura ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Atrial Fibrillation ◽  
Nerve Injury ◽  
Phrenic Nerve ◽  
Cryoballoon Ablation ◽  
Phrenic Nerve Injury
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