Phrenic nerve palsy during cryoballoon ablation of atrial fibrillation: a minor complication or a wolf in sheep's clothing? Insights on late arrhythmia recurrences from a propensity score-matched analysis.

Front Cardiovasc Med · 2025 · PMC12515864 · PMID 41089243

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Patients who experienced PNP showed a trend toward a higher need for RF touch-up compared to the counterpart ( p = 0.06).

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6 Conclusions This study demonstrates that PNP during CB-A is associated with a lower success rate, higher risk of AT/AF recurrence after CB-A and a trend towards significance for RF touch-up to complete PVI.

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