Key result
Thoracoscopic left upper lobectomy resolves massive hemoptysis from pulmonary vein occlusion after AF ablation.
Why the study?
Complete pulmonary vein occlusion is a rare complication of transcatheter radiofrequency ablation for atrial fibrillation that can cause massive hemoptysis.
Case Report (n=1)
Thoracoscopic lobectomy can be a successful management strategy for massive hemoptysis caused by complete pulmonary vein occlusion following radiofrequency ablation for atrial fibrillation.
Alerts clinicians to rare post-ablation pulmonary vein occlusion with hemoptysis; single case leaves open optimal management strategies.
Complete pulmonary vein occlusion is a rare complication of transcatheter radiofrequency ablation for atrial fibrillation. We here report a 37-year-old man who presented with massive hemoptysis as a result of left superior pulmonary vein occlusion caused by transcatheter radiofrequency ablation for paroxysmal atrial fibrillation. The patient was successfully managed with thoracoscopic left upper lobectomy with a satisfactory outcome.
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Cheng et al. (2018) conducted a case report in Massive hemoptysis caused by complete pulmonary vein occlusion after radiofrequency ablation for atrial fibrillation (n=1). Thoracoscopic left upper lobectomy was evaluated on Clinical outcome. Thoracoscopic left upper lobectomy successfully managed massive hemoptysis resulting from left superior pulmonary vein occlusion after radiofrequency ablation for atrial fibrillation.
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