Valsalva maneuver

Autonomic nervous system

Pulmonary vein

Catheter ablation

Ablation

Sinus bradycardia

Cardiology

Paroxysmal atrial fibrillation

Heart rate

Anesthesia

Vagal tone

Balloon

Heart rate variability

Blood pressure

Internal medicine

Bradycardia

Reflex

Medicine

Vagovagal reflex

Atrial fibrillation

International Heart Journal

Radiofrequency and cryoballoon applications around the pulmonary veins (PVs) could provoke a vagal reflex (VR) by modulating the intrinsic cardiac autonomic nervous system (ICANS).

Vagal Reactions During Laser Balloon Ablation in Patients with Paroxysmal Atrial Fibrillation