Ultrasound-guided imaging for vagus nerve stimulation to facilitate cardioneuroablation for the treatment of functional advanced atrioventricular block.

ABSTRACT

We present a case study article demonstrating successful implementation of ultrasound guided extra cardiac vagus nerve stimulation during cardioneuroablation. To our knowledge it is first published description of this technique, as most ECVS are done in the internal jugular vein bulb area. This method allows for reduction of fluoroscopy time, and most importantly reproducible vagus nerve capture especially after full bi-nodal (sinus and atrioventricular) cardioneuroablation when stimulation of vagus nerve may not give any effect in the heart. This article includes a case study with "dual component" atrioventricular block, where functional component is cured with cardioneuroablation, but structural (PR elongation) remains after procedure.