Pulmonary vein perforation into the respiratory tract with systemic air embolism: a rare complication of left atrial appendage closure

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Qiao Zhiqing,Zhao Liang,Xu Bin,Zou Zhiguo,Cheng Fuyu,Zhou Zien,Xie Yuquan,Pu Jun

Abstract

Abstract Background Pulmonary vein perforation is an uncommon complication during cardiac intervention. We present a rare case of pulmonary vein perforation into the respiratory tract with systemic air embolism during left atrial appendage closure (LAAC). Case presentation A 77-year-old man with persistent nonvalvular atrial fibrillation was referred for percutaneous LAAC under local anaesthesia (CHA2DS2-VASc score of 4, HAS-BLED score of 3, and prior ischaemic stroke). During the procedure, after delivering a super-stiff guidewire into the left superior pulmonary vein (LSPV), the patient suddenly developed a severe cough with haemoptysis upon advancement of a delivery sheath along the guidewire. Fluoroscopy showed signs of blood entering the left main bronchus, and fast transthoracic echocardiography revealed bubbles in the left heart without pericardial effusion. The procedure was terminated because of a major complication indicated by the repeated haemoptysis and headache, and haemostatic drugs were immediately administered. Subsequent chest computed tomography angiography (CTA) revealed a filling defect in the LSPV branches and bubbles in the aorta. The patient was transferred to the critical care unit for haemostasis and antibacterial treatment. Transthoracic echocardiography later that day showed no bubbles in the heart. The headache and haemoptysis significantly abated the following day. The bubbles in the aorta disappeared on chest CTA 7 days later. Conclusions Interventional cardiologists should pay attention to anatomical variations of the pulmonary vein, which are associated with a high risk of complications of pulmonary vein perforation during LAAC. Preoperative CTA examination and intraoperative transoesophageal echocardiography might be helpful to avoid this complication.

Publisher

Springer Science and Business Media LLC

Subject

Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine

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