High incidence of phrenic nerve injury in patients undergoing pulsed field ablation for atrial fibrillation
PNI is a frequent complication of PFA. Incomplete paralysis is commonly observed at the end of the procedure. Fluoroscopy enables diagnosis of incomplete PNI at discharge, which remains a frequent finding. One patient showed persistent dysfunction at 3 months.
Authors
- Linda Koutbi
- Marie Wilkin (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8680-1092)
- Jean‐Claude Deharo (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1534-3845)
- Baptiste Maille (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2639-9593)
- Jérôme Hourdain (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7007-7247)
- Frédéric Franceschi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4324-9493)
- Julien Mancini (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9500-8598)
- Louis Chehirlian
- Richard Robin-Vitton
Institutions
- Inserm (FR)
- Aix-Marseille Université (FR)
- Institut de Neurosciences de la Timone (FR)
- Hôpital de la Timone (FR)
- Institut de Recherche pour le Développement (FR)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Heart Rhythm
- Published
- 2025-08-09
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.hrthm.2025.08.010
- Citations
- 13
- Primary Topic
- Cardiac Arrhythmias and Treatments
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 18.05