Open AccessPulmonary veins stenosis after catheter ablation of atrial fibrillation as the cause of haemoptysis: three cases and a literature review
Author(s) -
Zhang Guoxin,
Yu Hu,
Chen Liangan,
Li Yuechuan,
Liang Zhixin
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
the clinical respiratory journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.789
H-Index - 33
eISSN - 1752-699X
pISSN - 1752-6981
DOI - 10.1111/crj.12501
Subject(s) - medicine , pulmonary vein stenosis , atrial fibrillation , pulmonary vein , catheter ablation , stenosis , radiology , etiology , ablation , catheter , cardiology , left pulmonary vein
Background Haemoptysis is a common clinical symptom with a complicated aetiology. Patients usually visit pulmonologists initially and are misdiagnosed due to physician ignorance regarding the rare causes of haemoptysis. Methods We report three cases of haemoptysis due to pulmonary vein stenosis accompanied by catheter ablation for atrial fibrillation and review the related literature. Results The three patients presented haemoptysis and they all had the history of catheter ablation. They received kinds of non‐invasive and invasive diagnostic and therapeutic procedures. Finally they were confirmed to have pulmonary vein stenosis by either pulmonary angiography or thorax computed tomography three‐dimensional reconstructions. Conclusions Haemoptysis could be caused by pulmonary vein stenosis secondary to catheter ablation for atrial fibrillation. Doctors should be aware of this rare aetiology.