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Catheter Ablation in Combination With Left Atrial Appendage Closure for Atrial Fibrillation
Published on: February 26, 2013
Pulmonary Vein Occlusion After Surgical Atrial Fibrillation Ablation and Left Atrial Appendage Occlusion
Neel Patel1, Moghniuddin Mohammed1,2, Nachiket Apte1
1Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, The University of Kansas Health System, Kansas City, Kansas, USA.
Abstract:
We report a case of pulmonary vein (PV) occlusion in a patient with a history of surgical atrial fibrillation ablation and left atrial appendage occlusion with unsuccessful endovascular management. Delayed diagnosis of PV stenosis post-ablation can make interventional treatment options less likely to be successful. (Level of Difficulty: Intermediate.).
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