Drug-eluting stents for the treatment of pulmonary vein stenosis after atrial fibrillation ablation

Pulmonary vein (PV) stenosis (PVS) is a complication of radiofrequency PV isolation (PVI). Reported restenosis rates after balloon dilatation and bare-metal stent implantation are high. Drug-eluting stent implantation (DES) has not been reported in the setting of PVS. Patients suspected of having PV...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Europace (London, England) England), 2011-01, Vol.13 (1), p.57-61
Hauptverfasser:	De Potter, Tom J R, Schmidt, Boris, Chun, Kyoung Ryul Julian, Schneider, Carsten, Malisius, Rainer, Nuyens, Dieter, Ouyang, Feifan, Kuck, Karl-Heinz
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Adult Aged Atrial Fibrillation - surgery Catheter Ablation - adverse effects Constriction, Pathologic - diagnostic imaging Constriction, Pathologic - etiology Constriction, Pathologic - therapy Drug-Eluting Stents Echocardiography, Transesophageal Female Follow-Up Studies Humans Incidence Male Middle Aged Paclitaxel Pulmonary Veins - pathology Pulmonary Veins - surgery Retrospective Studies Secondary Prevention Sirolimus - analogs & derivatives Treatment Outcome Vascular Diseases - diagnostic imaging Vascular Diseases - etiology Vascular Diseases - therapy
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