Excessive vagal response during left atrial ablation in a patient with paroxysmal atrial fibrillation

Hellenic J Cardiol. 2009 May-Jun;50(3):227-9.

Abstract

Vagal reflexes can be induced by stimulation of select epicardial and endocardial areas of the left atrium. The present report describes the case of a 54-year-old woman with a history of recurrent symptomatic episodes of paroxysmal atrial fibrillation. During radiofrequency application around the left superior pulmonary vein, the patient exhibited an excessive vagal response with a sinus pause of 17 s.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Atrial Fibrillation / physiopathology
  • Atrial Fibrillation / surgery*
  • Electrophysiologic Techniques, Cardiac
  • Female
  • Heart Atria / innervation*
  • Humans
  • Middle Aged
  • Recurrence
  • Tachycardia, Paroxysmal / physiopathology
  • Tachycardia, Paroxysmal / surgery*
  • Vagus Nerve / physiopathology*