Abrupt cessation of atrial fibrillation in a neurosurgical patient: Does positioning matter?

Steve Joys; Shalvi Mahajan; Rajeev Chauhan; Sanjay Kumar

doi:10.4103/ajns.AJNS_192_20

Asian Journal of Neurosurgery, Table of Contents

CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 · Asian J Neurosurg 2020; 15(04): 1031-1033
DOI: 10.4103/ajns.AJNS_192_20

Case Report

Abrupt cessation of atrial fibrillation in a neurosurgical patient: Does positioning matter?

Steve Joys

Department of Anaesthesia and Intensive Care, PGIMER, Chandigarh

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Shalvi Mahajan

Department of Anaesthesia and Intensive Care, PGIMER, Chandigarh

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Rajeev Chauhan

Department of Anaesthesia and Intensive Care, PGIMER, Chandigarh

,

Sanjay Kumar

Department of Anaesthesia and Intensive Care, PGIMER, Chandigarh

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Abstract

Atrial fibrillation (AF) has been associated with cancer. However, the literature regarding the occurrence of AF in patients with brain tumors is limited. Neuroanatomic connections between the brain and the heart may affect heart rate and rhythm. We discuss a case of transient AF in a 64-year-old female who was operated for a right-sided sphenoid wing meningioma. The AF might have been related to the positioning of the head and neck of the patient, in whom the intracranial compliance was reduced due to the brain tumor.

Key-words:

Atrial fibrillation - neurosurgery - positioning

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