Pulmonary Vein Stenosis Complicating Ablation for Atrial Fibrillation. Clinical Spectrum and Interventional Considerations

JACC: Cardiovascular Interventions

Volumn 2, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 267-276

  Holmes Jr , David R ^a   Monahan, Kristi H ^a   Packer, Douglas ^a  

^a MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

atrial fibrillation; balloon dilation; dilation and stenting pulmonary veins; pulmonary vein stenosis

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; CLOPIDOGREL; HEPARIN; RAPAMYCIN; WARFARIN;

BALLOON DILATATION; BRONCHITIS; CATHETER ABLATION; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CORONARY STENT; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG DOSE TITRATION; DRUG ELUTING STENT; DYSPNEA; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; FOLLOW UP; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEMOPTYSIS; HUMAN; IN-STENT RESTENOSIS; INTERNATIONAL NORMALIZED RATIO; INTRACARDIAC ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; MAGNETIC RESONANCE ANGIOGRAPHY; MEDICAL ASSESSMENT; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PATHOLOGICAL ANATOMY; PATIENT REFERRAL; PERCUTANEOUS TRANSLUMINAL ANGIOPLASTY; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULMONARY VEIN OBSTRUCTION; REVIEW; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SYMPTOM; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; THROMBOEMBOLISM; TRANSESOPHAGEAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY;

ANGIOPLASTY, BALLOON; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; CATHETER ABLATION; CONSTRICTION, PATHOLOGIC; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY, DOPPLER, COLOR; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE ANGIOGRAPHY; PHLEBOGRAPHY; PULMONARY VEINS; PULMONARY VENO-OCCLUSIVE DISEASE; RECURRENCE; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; STENTS; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 64849098904     PISSN: 19368798     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcin.2008.12.014     Document Type: Review

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