摘要
Pulmonary vein (PV) stenosis or occlusion is a recently describedcomplication of radiofrequency ablation for atrial fibrillation (AF), though favorable results of PVostial ablation have fueled great enthusiasm. The presenting symptoms include dyspnea, cough,hemoptysis, pleural infusion and pulmonary consolidation. We report a case with left PVs occlusionafter ablations, treated with the surgical operation for the PV reconstruction. All the symptomsincluding the left pleural effusion were relieved after the operation. To our knowledge, the case wepresent here is the first surgical operation for PVs occlusion in China's Mainland, which will extendthe understanding of the pulmonary complications and provide an effective strategy for removing thePV occlusion.
Pulmonary vein (PV) stenosis or occlusion is a recently describedcomplication of radiofrequency ablation for atrial fibrillation (AF), though favorable results of PVostial ablation have fueled great enthusiasm. The presenting symptoms include dyspnea, cough,hemoptysis, pleural infusion and pulmonary consolidation. We report a case with left PVs occlusionafter ablations, treated with the surgical operation for the PV reconstruction. All the symptomsincluding the left pleural effusion were relieved after the operation. To our knowledge, the case wepresent here is the first surgical operation for PVs occlusion in China's Mainland, which will extendthe understanding of the pulmonary complications and provide an effective strategy for removing thePV occlusion.
