A case report of late pleural effusion and hemoptysis as a result of pulmonary vein stenosis due to atrial fibrillation ablation
Pneumon(2024)
Abstract
Pulmonary vein stenosis (PVS) constitutes an uncommon complication of radiofrequency ablation for atrial fibrillation (RF-ablation for AF), that remains asymptomatic in most cases. We describe a rare case of a male patient who presented pleural effusion and hemoptysis due to PVS, 4 months after the performance of RF-AF. The present work delignates a peculiar clinical presentation of PVS, describes in detail the patient’s clinical course, the pathophysiology and differential diagnosis of secondary to RF-ablation for AF PVS, and aims to highlight the key role of pneumonologists’ clinical awareness, for the prompt diagnosis and treatment of the present clinical condition.
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Key words
pleural effusion,ablation,hemoptysis,pulmonary vein stenosis
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