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An Unusual Cause of Shortness of Breath: Pulmonary Vein Stenosis After Surgical Mitral Valve Replacement.


ABSTRACT: A 79-year-old man with prior bioprosthetic mitral valve replacement presented with progressive shortness of breath and was found to have right upper pulmonary vein stenosis and paravalvular leak diagnosed with the use of multimodal imaging. The patient underwent balloon angioplasty, stenting of the pulmonary vein, and paravalvular leak closure with ultimate resolution of symptoms. (Level of Difficulty: Intermediate.).

SUBMITTER: Guber K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9091516 | biostudies-literature | 2022 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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An Unusual Cause of Shortness of Breath: Pulmonary Vein Stenosis After Surgical Mitral Valve Replacement.

Guber Kenneth K   Ranard Lauren S LS   Ng Vivian V   Hahn Rebecca T RT   Sommer Robert R   Vahl Torsten P TP  

JACC. Case reports 20220504 9


A 79-year-old man with prior bioprosthetic mitral valve replacement presented with progressive shortness of breath and was found to have right upper pulmonary vein stenosis and paravalvular leak diagnosed with the use of multimodal imaging. The patient underwent balloon angioplasty, stenting of the pulmonary vein, and paravalvular leak closure with ultimate resolution of symptoms. (<b>Level of Difficulty: Intermediate.</b>). ...[more]

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