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A modified sutureless repair for left pulmonary vein obstruction after catheter ablation
Katsuhiko Matsuyama1, Hirotaka Watanuki1, Masato Tochii1
1Department of Cardiac Surgery, Aichi Medical University, Nagakute, Japan.
Interactive Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery
|April 7, 2022
Abstract:
A 52-year-old man presented with temporal haemoptysis and chest pain 6 months after radiofrequency catheter ablation for atrial fibrillation. Computed tomography revealed severe stenosis in the left upper pulmonary vein (PV) and complete occlusion of the left lower PV. A modified sutureless repair of the left PV obstruction was successfully performed. This modified procedure provides a feasible, safe and effective means of treating PV obstruction, even in cases with distal extension of stenosis.