An Unusual Cause of Shortness of Breath: Pulmonary Vein Stenosis After Surgical Mitral Valve Replacement

A 79-year-old man with prior bioprosthetic mitral valve replacement presented with progressive shortness of breath and was found to have right upper pulmonary vein stenosis and paravalvular leak diagnosed with the use of multimodal imaging. The patient underwent balloon angioplasty, stenting of the...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Guber, Kenneth, Ranard, Lauren S., Ng, Vivian, Hahn, Rebecca T., Sommer, Robert, Vahl, Torsten P.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Elsevier 2022
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9091516/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35573843
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jaccas.2022.01.026
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Sumario:A 79-year-old man with prior bioprosthetic mitral valve replacement presented with progressive shortness of breath and was found to have right upper pulmonary vein stenosis and paravalvular leak diagnosed with the use of multimodal imaging. The patient underwent balloon angioplasty, stenting of the pulmonary vein, and paravalvular leak closure with ultimate resolution of symptoms. (Level of Difficulty: Intermediate.)

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