Volume 23, Issue 8 , Pages 904.e1-904.e3, August 2010
Acquired Pulmonary Vein Stenosis: One Problem, Two Mechanisms
Until the last decade, acquired pulmonary vein (PV) stenosis in the adult population was a rare finding, caused by neoplasm or inflammatory conditions such as sarcoidosis or fibrosing mediastinitis. With the increased use of catheter-based ablation for the treatment of atrial fibrillation, PV stenosis is increasingly recognized as a complication of this procedure. Additionally, PV stenosis has been described as a rare complication of cardiac surgery. This report describes two cases of PV stenosis, one acquired as a result of multiple left atrial ablation procedures and the other after surgical cannulation of the right upper PV.
Keywords: Pulmonary vein anatomy, Cardiac surgery, Atrial fibrillation, Catheter-based ablation procedure
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PII: S0894-7317(09)01201-2
doi:10.1016/j.echo.2009.12.015
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Volume 23, Issue 8 , Pages 904.e1-904.e3, August 2010
