Clinic of Cardiology, University of Health Sciences, Derince Training and Research Hospital, Kocaeli, Turkey
Department of Cardiology, Uşak University School of Medicine, Uşak, Turkey
Balkan Med J. 2019 Oct 28;36(6):301-310. doi: 10.4274/balkanmedj.galenos.2019.2019.9.47.
Parasympathetic overactivity may cause functional atrioventricular block episodes and necessitate pacemaker implantation in symptomatic cases and those refractory to conventional therapies. In these patients, if it can be clearly demonstrated that there is no structural damage in the conduction system, elimination of the vagal activity based on radiofrequency catheter ablation of main ganglionated plexi around the heart, which is called as cardioneuroablation, might be a rational approach. In this review article, we try to discuss patient selection and procedural steps suitable for cardioneuroablation based on two patients with functional atrioventricular block.
副交感神经活动过度可能导致功能性房室传导阻滞发作,并在有症状的病例和对常规治疗无反应的病例中需要植入起搏器。在这些患者中,如果能够明确地证明传导系统没有结构损伤,那么基于心脏周围主要神经节丛的射频导管消融消除迷走神经活动(称为心脏神经消融)可能是一种合理的方法。在这篇综述文章中,我们试图根据两名功能性房室传导阻滞患者讨论适合心脏神经消融的患者选择和程序步骤。