Pulmonary venous stenosis after treatment for atrial fibrillation

BMJ. 2008 Apr 12;336(7648):830-2. doi: 10.1136/bmj.39457.764942.47.

Abstract

Pulmonary venous stenosis should be considered in patients presenting with respiratory symptoms after atrial fibrillation ablation

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Atrial Fibrillation / surgery*
  • Constriction, Pathologic / diagnosis
  • Constriction, Pathologic / etiology
  • Female
  • Hemoptysis / etiology
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Positron-Emission Tomography / methods
  • Postoperative Complications / diagnosis
  • Postoperative Complications / etiology*
  • Pulmonary Veins*
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed / methods