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A neck injury may cause damage to the phrenic nerve. Symptoms of a phrenic nerve injury may include difficulty breathing. A pacemaker may be surgically implanted into an individual that has difficulty breathing due to phrenic nerve damage. Physical trauma is the most common cause of damage to phrenic nerves.
A Dr. Douglas Severance, MD, Family Medicine, answered. Phrenic nerve injury, or damage to the left phrenic nerve, is a rare complication of ablation for atrial fibrillation. Symptoms of phrenic nerve damage after atrial fibrillation ablation include hiccups, cough, dyspnea, pleural effusion and thoracic pain. Some people may not experience any outward symptoms with phrenic nerve injury. If you are undergoing cardiac ablation, talk to your doctor about phrenic nerve damage and its symptoms.