Key result
Cryoablation of the slow pathway successfully eliminated episodes of high-grade atrioventricular block in a 12-year-old female.
Case Report (n=1)
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Ablation may be a successful treatment strategy for specific unique cases of episodic acquired heart block.
May support ablation in select episodic heart block cases; hypothesis-generating and should not change practice.
Transient episodes of atrioventricular (AV) block may be due to vagal stimuli such as in neurocardiogenic syncope, paroxysmal AV block due to His/Purkinje disease, inflammation, infection, or injury. In this case, a unique explanation for episodic heart block is suggested, with successful treatment.
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LaPage et al. (2022) conducted a case report in Acquired heart block (n=1). Cryoablation of the slow pathway was evaluated on Resolution of AV block episodes. Cryoablation of the slow pathway successfully eliminated episodes of high-grade atrioventricular block in a 12-year-old female.
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