Asymptomatic damage of central nervous system defined by excess level of protein S100B by patients undergoing the radiofrequency ablation of ventricular tachycardia

Conclusion The elevation of the S100B protein after catheter ablation for ventricular arrhythmias is relatively common in our set. We did not identify any macroscopic changes on CT of CNS even by neurological examination. The level of renal insufficiency, the progression of cardiac failure, and the use of inhaled anesthesia with sevoflurane correlate with the amount of S100B as the biomarker of asymptomatic disability of CNS by patients receiving radiofrequency catheter ablation for ventricular arrhythmias.
Source: Cor et Vasa - Category: Cardiology Source Type: research