Case report: a breathtaking complication after ablation-using multi-modal imaging for timely diagnosis of acquired pulmonary vein stenosis and its implication for effective management.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Acquired pulmonary vein stenosis (PVS) is a rare, but serious, complication that can develop after treatment with ablations for atrial fibrillation. Prompt diagnosis is difficult because it can often present similarly to other pulmonary disease processes.

Case summary

We describe a 62-year-old female with history of persistent symptomatic atrial fibrillation that resolved status post two radio-frequency ablations who presents with ongoing dyspnoea, productive cough, pleuritic chest pain, and haemoptysis over multiple admissions. She was misdiagnosed with recurrent pneumonias and pulmonary embolism that failed to improve her symptoms. She was referred to our centre for further evaluation finding severe stenosis in the left superior pulmonary vein with complete obli

SUBMITTER: Tseng J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10039448 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature