Long-Term Follow-Up of Cardioneuroablation to Treat Second-Degree Block After Slow Pathway Ablation.

We present the long-term follow-up of a 31-year-old woman who underwent cardioneuroablation (for atrioventricular (AV) block. Slow pathway ablation was performed in September 2017 with normal follow-up until April 2018, when the patient started noticing symptoms of palpitations at rest, and the electrocardiogram showed a Mobitz I AV block. A cardiac stress test and 24-h Holter monitoring demonstrated first- and second-degree block and normal AV conduction during times of higher heart rate.

Objective Evaluation of Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease in Patients with Paroxysmal Atrial Fibrillation.

Background: Atrial fibrillation (AF) is the most common cardiac arrhythmia. Some evidence shows that gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) may be a trigger for paroxysmal AF (PAF). Most of the previous studies that correlated GERD and AF used questionnaires to diagnose GERD, not an objective evaluation.