Primary Minimally Invasive Repair with Atriopericardial Anastomosis Technique for Pulmonary Vein Stenosis after Catheter Ablation

Abstract

A pulmonary vein (PV) stenosis is a rare adverse event associated with catheter ablation for atrial fibrillation, which can potentially impair quality of life. Although percutaneous PV angioplasty is performed as the initial treatment of choice, the incidence of restenosis is reported to be considerably high. Herein, we describe a successful case of severe PV stenosis treated by primary surgical repair using the atriopericardial anastomosis technique via right minithoracotomy.

Keywords

pulmonary vein stenosis complication catheter ablation minimally invasive cardiac surgery

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