• Medicina · Jan 2014

    Case Reports

    [Treatment of pulmonary vein stenosis secondary to radiofrequency ablation].

    • Adolfo Ferrero Guadagnoli, Alejandro E Contreras, Carlos R Leonardi, Miguel A Ballarino, Leonardo Atea, and Alejandro R Peirone.
    • Servicio de Hemodinamia, Hospital Privado de Córdoba, Córdoba, Argentina. E-mail: dradolfoferrero@gmail.com.
    • Medicina (B Aires). 2014 Jan 1;74(4):303-6.

    AbstractIsolation of the pulmonary veins by applying radiofrequency is an effective treatment for atrial fibrillation. One of the potential complications with higher clinical compromise utilizing this invasive technique is the occurrence of stenosis of one or more pulmonary veins. This complication can be treated by angioplasty with or without stent implantation, with an adequate clinical improvement, but with a high rate of restenosis.

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