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Ann Thorac Surg 2009;87:292-295. doi:10.1016/j.athoracsur.2008.06.060
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Complete Pulmonary Venous Occlusion After Radiofrequency Ablation for Atrial Fibrillation

Deepika Nehra, MDa, Moishe Liberman, MDa, Parsia A. Vagefi, MDa, Nathaniel Evans, MDa, Ignacio Inglessis, MDb, Richard L. Kradin, MDc, Jill Ono, MDc, David J. Kanarek, MDd, Henning A. Gaissert, MDa,*

a Division of Thoracic Surgery, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts
b Division of Cardiology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts
c Division of Pathology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts
d Division of Pulmonary Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts

Accepted for publication June 19, 2008.

* Address correspondence to Dr Gaissert, Division of Thoracic Surgery, Massachusetts General Hospital, Blake 1570, 55 Fruit St, Boston, MA 02114 (Email: hgaissert{at}partners.org).

Pulmonary vein stenosis is a known, yet under-recognized complication of radiofrequency ablation for atrial fibrillation. We present the case of a patient developing complete left-sided pulmonary venous occlusion following radiofrequency ablation. Recommendations are made to allow earlier diagnosis of this complication.






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