Right phrenic nerve injury following electrical disconnection of the right superior pulmonary vein.
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.
Lee
Bong-Ki
BK
Division of Cardiology, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan, College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
Choi
Kee-Joon
KJ
Kim
Jun
J
Rhee
Kyoung-Suk
KS
Nam
Gi-Byoung
GB
Kim
You-Ho
YH
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