A rare case of right heart failure with the necessity for veno‐arterial extracorporeal membrane oxygenation following pulmonary vein stenosis after radiofrequency ablation for atrial fibrillation

A rare case of right heart failure with the necessity for veno‐arterial extracorporeal membrane oxygenation following pulmonary vein stenosis after radiofrequency ablation for atrial fibrillation

Abstract Pulmonary vein stenosis (PVS) after radiofrequency energy‐mediated percutaneous pulmonary vein isolation as a treatment option for atrial fibrillation is a serious complication and the prevalence in historical reports varies between 0% and 42%. Symptoms of PVS are nonspecific and can includ...

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Main Authors: Sabrina Kopp, Marie‐Kristin Tilch, Ingo Sagoschen, Joachim Kaes, Malte Kuniss, Thomas Neumann, Yang Yang, Katharina Schnitzler, Kai‐Helge Schmidt, Thomas Rostock, Thomas Münzel, Stavros Konstantinides, Johannes Wild, Lukas Hobohm
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2023-01-01
Series:Pulmonary Circulation
Subjects:
catheter ablation
extracorporeal membrane oxygenation
pulmonary hypertension
pulmonary vein stenosis
right heart failure
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1002/pul2.12189

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https://doi.org/10.1002/pul2.12189

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