Key result
Pulmonary vein stenosis is a rare condition increasingly caused by radiofrequency ablation for atrial fibrillation, requiring imaging for diagnosis and surgical or transcatheter interventions for management.
Population
Patients with pulmonary vein stenosis (PVS)
Design
Review
Authors
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Prompt recognition may aid prognosis in pulmonary vein stenosis; leaves open optimal strategies pending prospective trials.
This review highlights that radiofrequency ablation for atrial fibrillation is now the main cause of pulmonary vein stenosis, and emphasizes the role of multimodality imaging and interventions in its management.
Pablo Pazos-López (2016) conducted a review in Pulmonary vein stenosis. Pulmonary vein stenosis is a rare condition increasingly caused by radiofrequency ablation for atrial fibrillation, requiring imaging for diagnosis and surgical or transcatheter interventions for management.
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