Pulmonary venous thrombosis secondary to radiofrequency ablation of the pulmonary veins

Background: Pulmonary Vein Thrombosis (PVT) is a rare and underdiagnosed entity produced by local mechanical nature mechanisms, vascular torsion or direct injury to the vein. PVT has been described in clinical cases or small multicenter series mainly in relation to pulmonary vein stenosis, metastati...

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Main Authors: Raquel López-Reyes, Alberto García-Ortega, Ana Torrents, Laura Feced, Pilar Calvillo, Eugenia Alejandra Libreros-Niño, Juan Escrivá-Peiró, Dolores Nauffal
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2018-01-01
Series:Respiratory Medicine Case Reports
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2213007117302794