title: Recurrent haemoptysis as a symptom of severe pulmonary vein stenosis-a rare complication of catheter ablation in atrial fibrillation.
abstract: A pulmonary vein stenosis is a known adverse event of catheter ablation in atrial fibrillation. However, it should be considered due to high frequency of such procedures. Haemoptysis, a symptom of severe stenosis, is often misdiagnosed as other different diseases. We present a case report of a 52-year-old patient with recurrent haemoptysis, dyspnoea, and fatigue, which turned out to be complication after catheter ablation. Successful treatment with drug-eluting stent (DES) was implemented with vast clinical improvement and follow-up.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pneumonology and Allergology Medical University of Gdańsk Gdańsk Pomorskie Poland.
authors.forename: Jan
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Romantowski
authors.affiliation: Department of Pneumonology and Allergology Medical University of Gdańsk Gdańsk Pomorskie Poland.
authors.forename: Krzysztof
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Kuziemski
authors.affiliation: Department of Pneumonology and Allergology Medical University of Gdańsk Gdańsk Pomorskie Poland.
authors.forename: Alicja
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Janowicz
authors.affiliation: Department of Pneumonology and Allergology Medical University of Gdańsk Gdańsk Pomorskie Poland.
authors.forename: Alicja
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Siemińska
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology Medical University of Gdańsk Gdańsk Pomorskie Poland.
authors.forename: Edyta
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Szurowska
authors.affiliation: Department of Pneumonology and Allergology Medical University of Gdańsk Gdańsk Pomorskie Poland.
authors.forename: Ewa
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Jassem
keywords: Cardiovascular diseases; catheter ablation; haemoptysis; pulmonary hypertension; stent