Complete Pulmonary Venous Occlusion After Radiofrequency Ablation for Atrial Fibrillation

Pulmonary vein stenosis is a known, yet under-recognized complication of radiofrequency ablation for atrial fibrillation. We present the case of a patient developing complete left-sided pulmonary venous occlusion following radiofrequency ablation. Recommendations are made to allow earlier diagnosis...

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Veröffentlicht in:	The Annals of thoracic surgery 2009, Vol.87 (1), p.292-295
Hauptverfasser:	Nehra, Deepika, MD, Liberman, Moishe, MD, Vagefi, Parsia A., MD, Evans, Nathaniel, MD, Inglessis, Ignacio, MD, Kradin, Richard L., MD, Ono, Jill, MD, Kanarek, David J., MD, Gaissert, Henning A., MD
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Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Anesthesia. Intensive care medicine. Transfusions. Cell therapy and gene therapy Anticoagulants - therapeutic use Atrial Fibrillation - diagnosis Atrial Fibrillation - surgery Biological and medical sciences Cardiac Catheterization Cardiac dysrhythmias Cardiology. Vascular system Cardiothoracic Surgery Catheter Ablation - adverse effects Catheter Ablation - methods Combined Modality Therapy Echocardiography, Transesophageal Female Follow-Up Studies Heart Humans Magnetic Resonance Imaging Medical sciences Middle Aged Myocardial Perfusion Imaging Other treatments Pneumology Pulmonary Veins - surgery Pulmonary Veno-Occlusive Disease - diagnosis Pulmonary Veno-Occlusive Disease - therapy Recurrence Reoperation - methods Risk Assessment Severity of Illness Index Surgery Treatment. General aspects Tumors
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Zusammenfassung:	Pulmonary vein stenosis is a known, yet under-recognized complication of radiofrequency ablation for atrial fibrillation. We present the case of a patient developing complete left-sided pulmonary venous occlusion following radiofrequency ablation. Recommendations are made to allow earlier diagnosis of this complication.
ISSN:	0003-4975 1552-6259
DOI:	10.1016/j.athoracsur.2008.06.060