Case reportComplete Pulmonary Venous Occlusion After Radiofrequency Ablation for Atrial Fibrillation
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Pulmonary vein occlusion after radiofrequency ablation is an important and probably under-recognized complication with an estimated incidence ranging from < 2% to 42% depending on ablative technique and investigative method [3, 4]. Progression of the injury in time was demonstrated in animal data showing intimal proliferation, collagen replacement of necrotic myocardium, endovascular contraction, and proliferation of the elastic lamina [5]. Clinically silent stenosis or obliteration may be
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