Key result
Cardioneuroablation restores sinus rhythm and eliminates symptomatic bradycardia in a 12-year-old child.
Why the study?
Cardioneuroablation is recognized as a therapeutic option for adults with severe symptomatic bradycardia from excessive vagal tone, but pediatric cases had not been reported.
Does cardioneuroablation improve heart rhythm and symptoms in a pediatric patient with symptomatic bradycardia?
Case Report (n=1)
No
Does cardioneuroablation improve heart rhythm and symptoms in a pediatric patient with symptomatic bradycardia?
Cardioneuroablation successfully restored sinus rhythm and eliminated symptoms in a 12-year-old child with severe symptomatic bradycardia, suggesting it may be a feasible alternative to pacemaker implantation in pediatric patients.
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May offer pacemaker alternative in select pediatric cases; hypothesis-generating, requiring prospective trials before practice change.
Xu et al. (2023) conducted a case report in Symptomatic bradycardia (functional sinoatrial node dysfunction) (n=1). Cardioneuroablation (CNA) was evaluated on Restoration of sinus rhythm and elimination of sinus arrests. Cardioneuroablation successfully restored normal sinus rhythm and completely eliminated symptomatic bradycardia and sinus arrests in a 12-year-old child over a 6-month follow-up.
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