Pseudo-vagal Responses Elicited by Cryoballoon Ablation

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Pulmonary vein isolation via cryoballoon (CB) ablation is the cornerstone ablation strategy for the treatment of atrial fibrillation (AF). Acute intraprocedural hypotensive and/or bradycardic responses have been reported in patients undergoing CB ablation for AF. However, it remains unclear as to whether these are due to a true vagal response (VR), which can be used to predict long-term outcomes of CB ablation. We analyzed 139 freezes across 17 patients who received CB ablation for paroxysmal AF, measuring vital signs and freeze characteristics. Only one freeze was associated with both hypotension and bradycardia, constituting a true VR. Several freezes were associated with hypotension only that did not respond to atropine administration, suggesting that these responses are not associated with a VR. Hypotensive responses were significantly associated with ice bubble bursts during CB deflation. Unlike the true VR reported in patients undergoing conscious sedation, the presence of acute hypotension shortly after CB deflation cannot be used as a predictor for long-term ablation outcomes.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2023

Erschienen:

2023

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:14

Enthalten in:

The Journal of innovations in cardiac rhythm management - 14(2023), 12 vom: 17. Dez., Seite 5690-5696

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Sohinki, Daniel [VerfasserIn]
Mehta, Vinay [VerfasserIn]
Ardell, Jeffrey [VerfasserIn]
Stavrakis, Stavros [VerfasserIn]
Po, Sunny S [VerfasserIn]
Yousif, Ali [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Atrial fibrillation
Autonomic nervous system
Cryoballoon
Journal Article
Vagal

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Date Revised 30.12.2023

published: Electronic-eCollection

Citation Status PubMed-not-MEDLINE

doi:

10.19102/icrm.2023.14123

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM366463675