Collateral pulmonary vein after catheter ablation therapy for atrial fibrillation

BJR Case Rep. 2021 Jul 8;7(4):20200184. doi: 10.1259/bjrcr.20200184. eCollection 2021 Jul 16.

Abstract

A patient with previous catheter ablation therapy for atrial fibrillation was examined for an abnormal shadow on a chest radiograph. ECG-gated multidetector CT clearly showed the left upper pulmonary vein connected with the left inferior pulmonary vein. We hypothesize an intrapulmonary venous connection as a collateral.

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