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Volume 23, Issue 8, Pages 904.e1-904.e3 (August 2010)


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Acquired Pulmonary Vein Stenosis: One Problem, Two Mechanisms

Anna M. Booher, MDCorresponding Author Informationemail address, David S. Bach, MD

published online 08 February 2010.

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.

Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan

Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests: Anna M. Booher, MD, University of Michigan Cardiovascular Center, 1500 E Medical Center Drive, Ann Arbor, MI 48109-5853.

PII: S0894-7317(09)01201-2

doi:10.1016/j.echo.2009.12.015


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