Potential consequences of cardioneuroablation for vasovagal syncope : A call for appropriately designed, sham-controlled clinical trials

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Cardioneuroablation (CNA) is being increasingly used to treat patients with vasovagal syncope (VVS). Bradycardia, in the cardioinhibitory subtype of VVS, results from transient parasympathetic overactivity leading to sinus bradycardia and/or atrioventricular block. By mitigating parasympathetic overactivity, CNA has been shown to improve VVS symptoms in clinical studies with relatively small sample sizes and short follow-up periods (<5 years) at selected centers. However, CNA may potentially tip the autonomic balance to a state of sympathovagal imbalance with attenuation of cardiac parasympathetic activity. A higher heart rate is associated with adverse cardiovascular events and increased mortality in healthy populations without cardiovascular diseases. Chronic sympathovagal imbalance may also affect the pathophysiology of spectra of cardiovascular disorders including atrial and ventricular arrhythmias. This review addresses potential long-term pathophysiological consequences of CNA for VVS.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2024

Erschienen:

2024

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:21

Enthalten in:

Heart rhythm - 21(2024), 4 vom: 15. Apr., Seite 464-470

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Chakraborty, Praloy [VerfasserIn]
Chen, Peng-Sheng [VerfasserIn]
Gollob, Michael H [VerfasserIn]
Olshansky, Brian [VerfasserIn]
Po, Sunny S [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Autonomic denervation
Cardioneuroablation
Journal Article
Parasympathetic activity
Review
Sympathetic overdrive
Vasovagal syncope

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Date Completed 01.04.2024

Date Revised 01.04.2024

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1016/j.hrthm.2023.12.004

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NLM36595652X