December 1, 2017Respiratory Medicine Case ReportsOpen Access

Pulmonary venous thrombosis secondary to radiofrequency ablation of the pulmonary veins

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Population

1 57-year-old male with a history of atrial fibrillation treated by radiofrequency ablation

Design

Case_report

Authors

RLRaquel López-ReyesHospital Universitari i Politècnic La Fe AGAlberto García‐OrtegaHospital Universitario Doctor Peset ATAna TorrentsHospital General Universitari de Castelló

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Implication

Raises suspicion for pulmonary vein thrombosis after ablation; case report leaves optimal surveillance open.

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Population

1 57-year-old male with a history of atrial fibrillation treated by radiofrequency ablation

Intervention

Radiofrequency ablation (prior procedure)

Outcome

Pulmonary vein thrombosis and secondary venous infarctionsafety

Pulmonary vein thrombosis is a rare but potentially life-threatening complication of radiofrequency ablation for atrial fibrillation that requires high clinical suspicion.

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López-Reyes et al. (2017) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a855c8cbeaf5c5b09108e2f https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rmcr.2017.11.008

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Pulmonary venous thrombosis secondary to radiofrequency ablation of the pulmonary veins

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Pulmonary venous thrombosis secondary to radiofrequency ablation of the pulmonary veins

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