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Pulmonary Vein Occlusion Requiring Lobectomy after Radiofrequency Catheter Ablation for Atrial Fibrillation: A Case Report and Review of the Literature

Lietuvos Chirurgija, 2023
Pulmonary vein stenosis is a potential complication after radiofrequency ablation for atrial fibrillation. We present an unusual case of this complication that progressed to vein occlusion and required lobectomy and review the literature.
Žymantas Jagelavičius, Ana Baužienė, Vytautas Jovaišas, Ričardas Janilionis   +3 more
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Pulmonary Vein Stenosis—Evolving Surgical Management of a Challenging Disease

Children, 2021
Pulmonary vein stenosis (PVS) is an extremely challenging clinical problem in congenital heart disease. It has traditionally required multimodal therapy given its complex underlying pathophysiology.
Eric N. Feins, Ryan Callahan, Christopher W. Baird   +2 more
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Congenital and Acquired Pulmonary Vein Stenosis [PDF]

Circulation, 2007
Pulmonary vein stenosis is a fascinating yet frustrating and difficult to manage condition with an exceptionally high mortality rate. Until recently, the disease was seen almost exclusively in young children with or without various forms of congenital heart disease. Pulmonary vein stenosis is a relatively rare condition.
Lourdes R. Prieto, Larry A. Latson
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Selective pulmonary artery occlusion to treat hemoptysis associated with pulmonary venous obstruction

Respiratory Medicine Case Reports, 2017
Hemoptysis may occur in patients with pulmonary venous obstruction and prominent decompressing vessels in the airways adjacent to the affected pulmonary veins.
Melissa S.W. Yamauchi, Mary Hunt Martin, Harlan R. Muntz, Ronald W. Day   +3 more
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Aspiration Is Associated with Poor Treatment Response in Pediatric Pulmonary Vein Stenosis

Children, 2021
Intraluminal pulmonary vein stenosis is a disease with significant morbidity and mortality, though recent progress has been made using multimodal therapy with antiproliferative agents.
Maria Niccum, Ryan Callahan, Kimberlee Gauvreau, Kathy J. Jenkins   +3 more
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Combined pulmonary vein stenosis stenting and left atrial appendage occlusion in a patient with hemoptysis after atrial fibrillation ablation

BMC Cardiovascular Disorders, 2020
Background Pulmonary vein stenosis (PVS) after radiofrequency ablation for non-valvular atrial fibrillation (AF) is an uncommon but serious complication. PVS stenting can rapidly restore pulmonary flow and improve symptoms with long-term low incidence of
Yan-Jie Li, Xin Pan, Cheng Wang, Ben He
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A case report of acute pulmonary vein stenosis

Journal of Acute Disease, 2018
Hemoptysis is a common emergency symptom for pulmonary embolism. It's important to differential diagnosis for this symptom. This article reports a case of pulmonary vein stenosis. The patient was transferred to a number of hospitals for medical treatment,
Xin-Yan Huang, Yu-Kun Kuang, Jian-Qiang Huang, Yu-Biao Guo   +3 more
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Interventional treatment for pulmonary venous stenosis due to fibrosing mediastinitis: a case report

Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine
IntroductionFibrosing mediastinitis is a rare syndrome caused by the abnormal proliferation of mediastinal fibrous tissue. It often causes superior vena cava syndrome, bronchial stenosis, pulmonary vascular stenosis, etc.Patient presentationAn elderly ...
Runfeng Gao, Xulong Yang, Shougang Sun, Hao Hu, Yangyang Yu   +4 more
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Relationship between Clinical Features and Histopathologic Findings in Patients with Pulmonary Vein Stenosis

Український журнал серцево-судинної хірургії, 2019
Pulmonary vein stenosis (PVS) is a rare but serious condition characterized by obstruction of extrapulmonary segments of pulmonary veins which leads to progressive pulmonary hypertension. Objective.
Y. Mykychak, D. Kozhokar, I. Yusifli, O. Yachnik, V. Zakharova, I. Yemets   +5 more
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Sometimes Surgery is the Only Way to Make a Diagnosis and Treat the Patient: A Case of Congenital Partial Absence of Pericardium

European Journal of Case Reports in Internal Medicine, 2017
Introduction: A 47-year-old Caucasian woman with a past medical history of multiple ablative procedures for supraventricular arrhythmias and pacemaker implantation presented with increasing shortness of breath.
Phivos Costas Symeonides
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