Postintervention Dyspnea after Radiofrequency Catheter Ablation: Think of a Phrenic Nerve Injury

Phrenic nerve injury (PNI) is a rare complication of catheter ablation therapy, most commonly observed in cryoablation of the right side pulmonary veins. We present a case of PNI after radiofrequency catheter ablation that developed acute dyspnea 24 hours after the intervention. Dyspnea is the main...

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Main Authors: Liliana E. Ramos-Villalobos, Luis Colin Lizalde, Manlio F. Márquez, Pedro Iturralde, Francisco Castillo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2017-01-01
Series:Case Reports in Cardiology
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2017/6418070