title: Complete pulmonary venous occlusion after radiofrequency ablation for atrial fibrillation.
abstract: Pulmonary vein stenosis is a known, yet under-recognized complication of radiofrequency ablation for atrial fibrillation. We present the case of a patient developing complete left-sided pulmonary venous occlusion following radiofrequency ablation. Recommendations are made to allow earlier diagnosis of this complication.
authors.affiliation: Division of Thoracic Surgery, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts 02114, USA.
authors.forename: Deepika
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Nehra
authors.forename: Moishe
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Liberman
authors.forename: Parsia A
authors.initials: PA
authors.lastname: Vagefi
authors.forename: Nathaniel
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Evans
authors.forename: Ignacio
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Inglessis
authors.forename: Richard L
authors.initials: RL
authors.lastname: Kradin
authors.forename: Jill
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Ono
authors.forename: David J
authors.initials: DJ
authors.lastname: Kanarek
authors.forename: Henning A
authors.initials: HA
authors.lastname: Gaissert
mesh_terms: D000925:Anticoagulants / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001281:Atrial Fibrillation / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery*; D006328:Cardiac Catheterization; D017115:Catheter Ablation / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000379:methods; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D017548:Echocardiography, Transesophageal; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008875:Middle Aged; D055414:Myocardial Perfusion Imaging; D011667:Pulmonary Veins / Q000601:surgery; D011668:Pulmonary Veno-Occlusive Disease / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy*; D012008:Recurrence; D012086:Reoperation / Q000379:methods; D018570:Risk Assessment; D012720:Severity of Illness Index
chemical_list: D000925:Anticoagulants