title: Right phrenic nerve injury following electrical disconnection of the right superior pulmonary vein.
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.
authors.affiliation: Division of Cardiology, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan, College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
authors.forename: Bong-Ki
authors.initials: BK
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: Kee-Joon
authors.initials: KJ
authors.lastname: Choi
authors.forename: Jun
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: Kyoung-Suk
authors.initials: KS
authors.lastname: Rhee
authors.forename: Gi-Byoung
authors.initials: GB
authors.lastname: Nam
authors.forename: You-Ho
authors.initials: YH
authors.lastname: Kim
mesh_terms: D001281:Atrial Fibrillation / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007431:Intraoperative Complications / Q000209:etiology*; D008875:Middle Aged; D010791:Phrenic Nerve / Q000293:injuries*; D011667:Pulmonary Veins