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Severe pulmonary vein stenosis can present as recurrent haemoptysis and acute respiratory failure months after atrial fibrillation ablation, requiring CT angiography for diagnosis.
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Pulmonary vein stenosis should be considered in the differential diagnosis for patients presenting with recurrent hemoptysis and acute respiratory failure late after atrial fibrillation ablation, even when respiratory mechanics appear normal.
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Late hemoptysis may indicate pulmonary vein stenosis after AF ablation; this case leaves open optimal long-term surveillance.
Spadaro et al. (2015) conducted a case report in Pulmonary veins stenosis after catheter ablation of atrial fibrillation (n=1). Catheter ablation for atrial fibrillation was evaluated on Diagnosis and treatment of pulmonary vein stenosis. Severe pulmonary vein stenosis can present as recurrent haemoptysis and acute respiratory failure months after atrial fibrillation ablation, requiring CT angiography for diagnosis.
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