Key result
Cardioneuroablation normalizes AV conduction without arrhythmias in a 15-year-old athlete with high-degree AV block.
Why the study?
High-degree atrioventricular block in young patients often requires pacing, which poses long-term risks.
Does cardioneuroablation improve atrioventricular conduction and prevent arrhythmias in a young athlete with high-degree atrioventricular block?
Case Report (n=1)
Does cardioneuroablation improve atrioventricular conduction and prevent arrhythmias in a young athlete with high-degree atrioventricular block?
Cardioneuroablation may serve as a promising, less invasive alternative to permanent pacing for young patients with high-degree atrioventricular block.
May avoid permanent pacing in select young patients; hypothesis-generating and requires prospective validation.
High-degree atrioventricular block in young patients often requires pacing, posing long-term risks. We present a 15-year-old athlete with sickle cell trait and high-degree atrioventricular block managed with cardioneuroablation. Post-cardioneuroablation, atrioventricular conduction normalised, and a nine-month follow-up showed no arrhythmias. This case underscores cardioneuroablation as a promising, less invasive alternative to pacing for young patients, requiring further research.
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Estevens et al. (2026) conducted a case report in High-degree atrioventricular block (n=1). Cardioneuroablation was evaluated on Atrioventricular conduction and arrhythmias. Cardioneuroablation normalized atrioventricular conduction with no arrhythmias at nine-month follow-up in a 15-year-old athlete with high-degree atrioventricular block.
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