Drug-coated balloon angioplasty for severe pulmonary vein stenosis resulting from cryoballoon ablation for atrial fibrillation.

Authors :: Yamaguchi K
Wakatsuki T
Matsuura T
Matsumoto K
Kawabata Y
Kadota M
Kusunose K
Ise T
Yagi S
Fukuda D
Yamada H
Soeki T
Sata M
Source :: Journal of cardiology cases [J Cardiol Cases] 2022 Mar 29; Vol. 26 (1), pp. 35-38. Date of Electronic Publication: 2022 Mar 29 (Print Publication: 2022).
Publication Year :: 2022
Abstract: We performed a drug-coated balloon (DCB) angioplasty for severe pulmonary vein (PV) stenosis resulting from cryoballoon ablation for atrial fibrillation. Three and fourteen months after the angioplasty, follow-up multidetector computed tomography did not show restenosis. Lesion regression was observed at 14-month follow-up. Two years after PV angioplasty with DCB, the patient was well without any symptoms. DCB angioplasty may become an alternative effective procedure for PV stenosis.<br />Learning Objective: The usefulness and safety of drug-coated balloon angioplasty for severe pulmonary vein stenosis resulting from cryoballoon ablation for atrial fibrillation was observed at 14-month follow-up.<br />Competing Interests: The authors declare no conflict of interest in association with the present study.<br /> (© 2022 Japanese College of Cardiology. Published by Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved. All rights reserved.)

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