Pulmonary Vein Occlusion and Lung Infarction after Radiofrequency Ablation of Atrial Fibrillation
Joint Authors
Al Fori, Julyan
Al Belushi, Maryam
Al Shuraiqi, Mohammed
Al Mohanny, Ghalia
Al Umairi, Rashid
Al Busaidi, Nasser
Source
Issue
Vol. 2020, Issue 2020 (31 Dec. 2020), pp.1-4, 4 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2020-07-27
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
4
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Background.
Pulmonary vein (PV) radiofrequency ablation (RFA) is an effective technique for a selected group of patients with atrial fibrillation (AF) refractory to antiarrhythmic drugs (Alfudhili et al., 2017).
However, pulmonary vein occlusion is a potentially rare, sometimes severe, complication which may present clinically as nonspecific respiratory symptoms, signifying pulmonary vein stenosis, that are often underrecognized or misdiagnosed, leading to progression of the low-grade stenosis to complete occlusion if not treated with timely intervention (Alfudhili et al., 2017).
Case Presentation.
We report the first case of haemoptysis, three months postradiofrequency ablation (i.e., late complication) secondary to pulmonary vein occlusion that was diagnosed by computed tomography angiogram (CTA), which showed occlusion of 2 out of 4 native pulmonary veins.
Conclusion.
The cause of haemoptysis in this patient was pulmonary vein occlusion, secondary to radiofrequency ablation, as demonstrated in the CTA.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Al Fori, Julyan& Al Belushi, Maryam& Al Shuraiqi, Mohammed& Al Mohanny, Ghalia& Al Umairi, Rashid& Al Busaidi, Nasser. 2020. Pulmonary Vein Occlusion and Lung Infarction after Radiofrequency Ablation of Atrial Fibrillation. Case Reports in Pulmonology،Vol. 2020, no. 2020, pp.1-4.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1151000
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Al Fori, Julyan…[et al.]. Pulmonary Vein Occlusion and Lung Infarction after Radiofrequency Ablation of Atrial Fibrillation. Case Reports in Pulmonology No. 2020 (2020), pp.1-4.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1151000
American Medical Association (AMA)
Al Fori, Julyan& Al Belushi, Maryam& Al Shuraiqi, Mohammed& Al Mohanny, Ghalia& Al Umairi, Rashid& Al Busaidi, Nasser. Pulmonary Vein Occlusion and Lung Infarction after Radiofrequency Ablation of Atrial Fibrillation. Case Reports in Pulmonology. 2020. Vol. 2020, no. 2020, pp.1-4.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1151000
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1151000