Repair of iatrogenic pulmonary vein occlusion with a vascularized atrial flap

Abstract

This is an open access article under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs License, which permits use and distribution in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited, the use is non-commercial and no modifications or adaptations are made. AbstractPulmonary vein obstruction is a rare condition, most commonly reported following pulmonary vein catheter ablation for atrial arrhythmia. This novel technique for treatment of pulmonary venous obstruction has the advantage of utilizing an autologous vascularized flap with intact endothelium for reconstruction of the pulmonary vein and to prevent restenosis. K E Y W O R D S atrial fibroelastoma, autologous, pulmonary vein reconstruction, pulmonary venous occlusion How to cite this article: Chemtob RA, Smith M, Hatipoglu U, et al. Repair of iatrogenic pulmonary vein occlusion with a vascularized atrial flap. Clin Case Rep.