Key result
Cryoballoon ablation for AF triggers rare gastroparesis that fully resolves within 6 months.
Why the study?
Gastroparesis is a rarely reported transient complication after cryoballoon ablation for atrial fibrillation, with unclear frequency and risk.
Gastroparesis is a rare complication of cryoballoon ablation for atrial fibrillation that can resolve with medical therapy within 6 months.
May warrant vigilance for gastroparesis after cryoballoon ablation; this case leaves open its incidence and risk.
Atrial fibrillation (AF) is the most common cardiac arrhythmia, and cryoballoon ablation was developed as a new treatment modality for symptomatic AF. Gastroparesis is rarely reported as a transient complication of ablation, and its frequency and risk are not clear. We experienced a rare case of gastroparesis after cryoballoon ablation followed by medication-induced recovery within 6 months.
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Sunata et al. (2018) studied this question. Cryoballoon ablation for atrial fibrillation resulted in a rare complication of gastroparesis that successfully recovered within 6 months with medical therapy.
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