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Case Reports
. 2022 Oct 18;9(2):67-69.
doi: 10.1016/j.hrcr.2022.10.012. eCollection 2023 Feb.

Cardioneuroablation: Don't underestimate the posteromedial left atrial ganglionated plexus

Ciro Ascione  1 , Léa Benabou  1 , Mélèze Hocini  1 , Pierre Jaïs  1 , Michel Haïssaguerre  1 , Josselin Duchateau  1
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Cardioneuroablation: Don't underestimate the posteromedial left atrial ganglionated plexus

Ciro Ascione et al. HeartRhythm Case Rep. .
No abstract available

Keywords: Cardioneuroablation; Catheter ablation; Ganglionated plexi; Syncope; Vagal denervation.

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Figure 1
Figure 1
Three-dimensional mapping of the right and left atria at the time of the first procedure. White dots represent phrenic nerve capture at high output pacing, red dots represent ablation sites.
Figure 2
Figure 2
Three-dimensional mapping of the right and left atria at the time of the second procedure. Red dots represent ablation sites.
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