Pulmonary venous thrombosis and infarction complicating pulmonary venous stenosis following radiofrequency ablation.
Pulmonary vein stenosis is a recently described complication of radiofrequency ablation. We report a patient who experienced thrombosis of the lingular vein and pulmonary infarction resulting from mild single-vessel pulmonary vein stenosis. This report extends available experience with complications of radiofrequency ablation, by demonstrating pulmonary venous thrombosis as a complication of relatively minor (approximately 50% luminal narrowing) stenosis of a single pulmonary vein, despite the fact that the patient was taking an anticoagulant. .
Yataco
Jose
J
Department of Pulmonary, Allergy, and Critical Care Medicine, A90, The Cleveland Clinic Foundation, 9500 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland OH 44195, USA. yatacoj@ccf.org
Stoller
James K
JK
D000328:Adult; D017115:Catheter Ablation; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011183:Postoperative Complications; D011655:Pulmonary Embolism / Q000209:etiology*; D011666:Pulmonary Valve Stenosis / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery*; D011667:Pulmonary Veins; D020246:Venous Thrombosis / Q000209:etiology*