Right phrenic nerve injury following electrical disconnection of the right superior pulmonary vein

Pacing Clin Electrophysiol. 2004 Oct;27(10):1444-6. doi: 10.1111/j.1540-8159.2004.00652.x.

Abstract

This report describes a case of transient paresis of the right diaphragm following the transcatheter radiofrequency ablation for the electrical disconnection of pulmonary veins, which recovered completely during the observational period in a 61-year-old woman with paroxysmal atrial fibrillation. For electrical disconnection of pulmonary veins, careful preventive measures for phrenic nerve damage are required.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Atrial Fibrillation / surgery
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Intraoperative Complications / etiology*
  • Middle Aged
  • Phrenic Nerve / injuries*
  • Pulmonary Veins*