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. 2014 Sep 23;3(5):e001209. doi: 10.1161/JAHA.114.001209

Table 2.

Clinical Outcome in Patients With Periesophageal Vagal Nerve Injury

No Age Sex AF Type Ht Wt BMI LAD LVEF Fasting Period Recovery Outcome
1 78 M PAF 160 38 14.8 48 65 No 1 day Full recovery
2 60 M PAF 166 62 22.5 38 71 No 1 day Full recovery
3 58 F PAF 171 66 22.6 33 64 No 10 days Full recovery
4 65 M PAF 168 63 22.3 40 69 No 4 months Full recovery
5 60 M PAF 167 53 19.0 37 58 10 days 28 months follow‐up Partial recovery
6 69 M PAF 161 53 20.4 29 69 4 days 2 weeks Full recovery
7 51 M PAF 162 58 22.1 40 74 6 days 5 days Full recovery
8 70 F PAF 151 48 21.1 44 65 No 1 month Full recovery
9 61 M PAF 164 57 21.2 46 59 No 2 weeks Full recovery
10 74 F PAF 143 60 29.3 41 66 3 days 1 week Full recovery
11 66 F PAF 161 63 24.3 44 76 3 days 10 days Full recovery
12 67 F PAF 149 47 21.2 31 76 7 days 2 weeks Full recovery
13 59 M PAF 171 56 19.2 38 56 3 days 2 weeks Full recovery

BMI indicates body mass index; Ht, height; LAD, left atrial diameter; LVEF, left ventricular ejection fraction; PAF, paroxysmal atrial fibrillation; Wt, weight.