Open AccessComplications of the Catheter Treatment of Atrial Fibrillation: Stenosis of All Pulmonary Veins after Radiofrequency Ablation
Author(s) -
Е. В. Меркулов,
O.V. Sapelnikov,
Э.Е. Власова,
О. А. Николаева,
Д. И. Черкашин,
Д. В. Певзнер,
В. В. Грамович,
О. М. Омаров,
М. А. Саидова,
А. С. Терещенко,
G. K. Arutunyan,
Р. С. Акчурин
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
kardiologiâ
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.159
H-Index - 16
eISSN - 2412-5660
pISSN - 0022-9040
DOI - 10.18087/cardio.2019.5.10260
Subject(s) - medicine , atrial fibrillation , pulmonary vein stenosis , radiofrequency ablation , ablation , catheter ablation , cardiology , stenosis , complication , pulmonary vein , catheter , radiofrequency catheter ablation , radiology , surgery
Radiofrequency ablation is the “gold standard” in atrial fibrillation treatment. The frequency of complications is about 3.5–3.9 %. The symptomatic pulmonary vein stenosis is one of the most severe complications. In this report we present a clinical case of stenosis of all four pulmonary veins after redo catheter ablation of atrial fibrillation in 61year-old patient, and discussion of possible causes, specific features of diagnosis, and possible approaches to treatment of this complication.