Pulmonary Vein Stenosis Mimicking Nonspecific Interstitial Pneumonia
Joint Authors
Linga, Karthika R.
Khoor, Andras
Phelan, Jonathan A.
Mira-Avendano, Isabel
Source
Issue
Vol. 2015, Issue 2015 (31 Dec. 2015), pp.1-4, 4 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2015-12-08
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
4
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Pulmonary vein stenosis (PVS) is a known complication after catheter ablation of arrhythmias.
Surprisingly, little information is available on its manifestations in the lung.
We describe the case of a 39-year-old woman who presented from an outside hospital with worsening shortness of breath after catheter ablation of pulmonary veins for atrial fibrillation.
After an initial diagnosis of pneumonia and its nonimprovement with antibiotics, a surgical lung biopsy was done and interpreted as nonspecific interstitial pneumonia (NSIP) with vascular changes consistent with pulmonary arterial hypertension.
Later, she was admitted to our institution where a transthoracic echocardiogram (TTE) and subsequent computed tomography (CT) angiogram of the heart showed severe stenosis of all four pulmonary veins.
The previous lung biopsy was rereviewed and reinterpreted as severe parenchymal congestion mimicking NSIP.
Our case demonstrates that PVS is an underrecognized complication of catheter ablation, and increased awareness among both clinicians and pathologists is necessary to avoid misdiagnosis.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Linga, Karthika R.& Khoor, Andras& Phelan, Jonathan A.& Mira-Avendano, Isabel. 2015. Pulmonary Vein Stenosis Mimicking Nonspecific Interstitial Pneumonia. Case Reports in Pulmonology،Vol. 2015, no. 2015, pp.1-4.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Linga, Karthika R.…[et al.]. Pulmonary Vein Stenosis Mimicking Nonspecific Interstitial Pneumonia. Case Reports in Pulmonology No. 2015 (2015), pp.1-4.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
Linga, Karthika R.& Khoor, Andras& Phelan, Jonathan A.& Mira-Avendano, Isabel. Pulmonary Vein Stenosis Mimicking Nonspecific Interstitial Pneumonia. Case Reports in Pulmonology. 2015. Vol. 2015, no. 2015, pp.1-4.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1059865
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1059865