Prevention of phrenic nerve injury during interventional electrophysiologic procedures

Heart Rhythm. 2014 Oct;11(10):1839-44. doi: 10.1016/j.hrthm.2014.06.019. Epub 2014 Jun 18.

Authors

Marcin Kowalski¹, Kenneth A Ellenbogen², Jayanthi N Koneru²

Affiliations

¹ Department of Medicine, Division of Cardiac Electrophysiology, Staten Island University Hospital, Staten Island, New York. Electronic address: [email protected].
² Department of Medicine, Division of Cardiology, VCU School of Medicine, Medical College of Virginia Hospitals, Richmond, Virginia.

PMID: 24952147
DOI: 10.1016/j.hrthm.2014.06.019

No abstract available

Keywords: Atrial fibrillation; Cryoballoon ablation; Diaphragmatic compound motor action potential; Phrenic nerve; Phrenic nerve injury.

Publication types

Review
Video-Audio Media

MeSH terms

Atrial Fibrillation / surgery*
Cryosurgery / adverse effects*
Heart Conduction System / surgery*
Humans
Intraoperative Complications / etiology
Intraoperative Complications / prevention & control*
Phrenic Nerve / injuries*