Pulmonary vein aneurysm secondary to mitral regurgitation: rare and confusing lesion

Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2014 Feb;62(1):83-4. doi: 10.1055/s-0032-1330224. Epub 2013 Jan 23.

Abstract

A 54-year-old woman was referred to our institution suffering from severe dyspnea and asthenia due to progressive heart failure. Multidetector computed tomography angiography revealed biatrial enlargement with an image of pulmonary vein aneurysm. She underwent valvuloplasty for mitral and tricuspid valves, ligation of left atrial appendage, and left atrial reduction plasty concomitant with minimaze procedure using radiofrequency ablation but no intervention for aneurysm.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Aneurysm / diagnosis
  • Aneurysm / etiology*
  • Cardiac Surgical Procedures
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Middle Aged
  • Mitral Valve Insufficiency / complications*
  • Mitral Valve Insufficiency / diagnosis
  • Mitral Valve Insufficiency / surgery
  • Phlebography / methods
  • Pulmonary Veins* / diagnostic imaging
  • Severity of Illness Index
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed
  • Treatment Outcome