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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
,
Shalvi Mahajan
Department of Anaesthesia and Intensive Care, PGIMER, Chandigarh
,
Rajeev Chauhan
Department of Anaesthesia and Intensive Care, PGIMER, Chandigarh
,
Sanjay Kumar
Department of Anaesthesia and Intensive Care, PGIMER, Chandigarh
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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.

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Atrial fibrillation - neurosurgery - positioning

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Publication History

Received: 02 May 2020

Accepted: 06 August 2020

Article published online:
16 August 2022

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