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ArticleJournal of interventional cardiac electrophysiology : an international journal of arrhythmias and pacing2025

The impact of the clinical diagnosis on the vagal response and heart rate after ganglionated plexus ablation.

Tolga Aksu, Kivanc Yalin, Ferit Onur Mutluer, Kassem Farhat, Halil Ibrahim Tanboga, Sunny S Po, Stavros Stavrakis

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Article in Journal of interventional cardiac electrophysiology : an international journal of arrhythmias and pacing, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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3 citing papers in PubMed, 7 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Cardioneuroablation for the management of patients with recurrent vasovagal syncope and symptomatic bradyarrhythmias: the CNA-FWRD Registry.Journal of interventional cardiac electrophysiology : an international journal of arrhythmias and pacing · 2025
    Observational
  2. Short-term deceleration capacity: a novel non-invasive indicator of parasympathetic activity in patients undergoing pulmonary vein isolation.Journal of interventional cardiac electrophysiology : an international journal of arrhythmias and pacing · 2025
    Article
  3. Ganglionated Plexus Ablation Procedures to Treat Vasovagal Syncope.International journal of molecular sciences · 2023
    Review
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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors at 4 institutions in 2 countries.

Tolga AksuFaculty of Medicine, Yeditepe University, Istanbul, Turkey. aksutolga@gmail.com.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-8061-9660
Kivanc YalinCerrahpasa Faculty of Medicine, Istanbul University - Cerrahpasa, Istanbul, Turkey.
Ferit Onur MutluerFaculty of Medicine, Yeditepe University, Istanbul, Turkey.
Kassem FarhatUniversity of Oklahoma Health Science Center, Oklahoma City, OK, USA.
Halil Ibrahim TanbogaDepartment of Cardiology, Nisantasi University, Istanbul, Turkey.
Sunny S PoUniversity of Oklahoma Health Science Center, Oklahoma City, OK, USA.
Stavros StavrakisUniversity of Oklahoma Health Science Center, Oklahoma City, OK, USA.
University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center · USYeditepe University · TRİstanbul Nişantaşı Üniversitesi · TRIstanbul University-Cerrahpaşa · TR

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundGanglionated plexi (GP) ablation may be associated with improved syncope or arrhythmia-free survival arrhythmia patients with vasovagal syncope (VVS) and atrial fibrillation (AF), respectively. We aimed to compare the characteristics of vagal response (VR) and clarify the effect on heart rate after GP ablation based on clinical diagnosis.

methodsA total of 83 consecutive patients undergoing GP ablation were divided following two groups: (1) GP ablation for VVS (VVS group, n = 43) and (2) GP ablation in addition to pulmonary vein isolation (AF group, n = 40). We examined VR characteristics during RF ablation and high frequency stimulation, respectively, in the VVS and AF groups. To evaluate immediate and long-term heart rate response, a standard 12-lead ECG was obtained at baseline at 24 h after ablation and at the last follow-up visit.

resultsIn the VVS group, the superior and inferior left atrial GPs were the most common GP sites at which a VR was observed. No VR was seen during radiofrequency application in the superior and inferior right atrial GPs in the VVS group. On the contrary, VR was more prevalent in the right-sided GPs during high-frequency stimulation in the AF group. VR was observed during ablation in only one patient with AF. Although the heart rate increased significantly after ablation in both groups, the effect was more prominent and durable in the VVS group.

conclusionsThe autonomic response during GP ablation is different in VVS compared to AF, suggesting that VVS and AF may represent distinct forms of autonomic hyperactivity.

Indexed as

Atrial FibrillationCatheter AblationGanglia, AutonomicHeart RateSyncope, VasovagalVagus NerveAgedElectrocardiographyFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedPulmonary VeinsTreatment OutcomeAblationAnesthesiaAutonomic nervous systemBradycardiaSyncope

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