Comparison of Stent Versus Balloon Angioplasty for Pulmonary Vein Stenosis Complicating Pulmonary Vein Isolation

Introduction: Pulmonary vein stenosis (PVS) is a rare but significant complication of pulmonary vein isolation (PVI). Dilation and stent angioplasty have been described but not compared. Methods and Results: All percutaneous interventions for PVS complicating PVI between December 2000 and March 2007 were reviewed. Acute success, defined as post‐intervention stenosis ≤30%, and long‐term outcome of dilation versus stent angioplasty were compared....