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A case of prolonged sinus arrest for 5 minutes after Cryo‐balloon ablation to the left superior pulmonary vein

A 63‐year‐old man was referred to our hospital for his palpitation due to atrial fibrillation. He was admitted for catheter ablation. Cryoablation was applied to the left superior pulmonary vein for 180 seconds, and its potential disappeared in 22 seconds. The lowest temperature was −45°C. Suddenly,...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Miki, Tomonori, Shiraishi, Hirokazu, Shirayama, Takeshi, Matoba, Satoaki
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: John Wiley and Sons Inc. 2019
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7011813/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32071641
http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/joa3.12268
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Sumario:A 63‐year‐old man was referred to our hospital for his palpitation due to atrial fibrillation. He was admitted for catheter ablation. Cryoablation was applied to the left superior pulmonary vein for 180 seconds, and its potential disappeared in 22 seconds. The lowest temperature was −45°C. Suddenly, sinus arrest was observed 1 minute after the completion of freezing. The right ventricle was paced but no atrial potential was observed for 5 minutes until normal sinus rhythm resumed. We report a case of severe sinus arrest after cryoablation to the left pulmonary vein.