title: Multimodality imaging to diagnose pulmonary vein stenosis following atrial fibrillation ablation.
abstract: Atrial fibrillation (AF) is increasing in prevalence. Although experienced centers performing radiofrequency pulmonary vein isolation procedures have reported success rates approaching 72%, in rare instances it is complicated by stenosis of one or more pulmonary veins. In this report we present a case of recurrent pulmonary vein stenosis (PVS) following radiofrequency ablation for AF.
authors: Department of Medicine, Ambulatory Care Center, George Washington University Medical Center, 2150 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20037, USA. mohsen@gwu.edu
authors: Amr
authors: A
authors: Mohsen
authors: Ramesh
authors: R
authors: Mazhari
authors: Jonathan
authors: J
authors: Reiner
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000792:Angiography; D001281:Atrial Fibrillation / Q000601:surgery*; D017115:Catheter Ablation / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010477:Perfusion; D011666:Pulmonary Valve Stenosis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D011667:Pulmonary Veins / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D013997:Time Factors