Multimodality Imaging Assessment of Anatomic and Functional Pulmonary Vein Stenosis | Zendy

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Multimodality Imaging Assessment of Anatomic and Functional Pulmonary Vein Stenosis

Author(s) -

Ruvin Gabriel,

Zoran Popović,

Allan L. Klein

Publication year - 2009

Publication title -

circulation cardiovascular imaging

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 2.584

H-Index - 99

eISSN - 1942-0080

pISSN - 1941-9651

DOI - 10.1161/circimaging.108.837567

Subject(s) - medicine , stenosis , pulmonary vein stenosis , pulmonary vein , sinus rhythm , atrial fibrillation , radiology , great saphenous vein , cardiology , palpitations , vein

A 68-year-old man with a history of permanent atrial fibrillation and symptoms of fatigue and palpitations underwent pulmonary vein ablation under intracardiac echocardiography and NAVX system 3D mapping guidance. He noticed improvement in his symptoms after the procedure and remained in sinus rhythm on follow-up arrhythmia monitoring. However, symptoms of shortness of breath and a nonproductive cough developed over 2 to 3 months. A computed tomography scan confirmed a significant stenosis of the left superior pulmonary vein. Multimodality imaging techniques were …

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