Key result
Mild post-ablation pulmonary vein stenosis can trigger pulmonary thrombosis and infarction despite anticoagulation.
Why the study?
Pulmonary vein stenosis is a recently described complication of radiofrequency ablation with limited data on associated pulmonary venous thrombosis and infarction.
Design
Case report
Authors
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Raises caution for thrombosis in mild post-ablation stenosis despite anticoagulation; leaves open need for prospective confirmation before practice change.
Case Report (n=1)
Demonstrates that pulmonary venous thrombosis and infarction can occur as a complication of relatively minor pulmonary vein stenosis following radiofrequency ablation, even in patients on anticoagulation.
Yataco et al. (2004) conducted a case report in Pulmonary vein stenosis following radiofrequency ablation (n=1). Radiofrequency ablation was evaluated on Pulmonary venous thrombosis and infarction. Mild single-vessel pulmonary vein stenosis following radiofrequency ablation can lead to pulmonary venous thrombosis and infarction, even in a patient taking an anticoagulant.
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