Pulmonary vein thrombosis

Pulmonary vein thrombosis is a rare but potentially serious condition with a number of underlying possible etiologies.

Clinical presentation

Often the signs and symptoms are non-specific and can range from acute (pulmonary infarction) to more insidious (progressive or recurrent pulmonary edema). Patients may have dyspnea, hemoptysis, chest pain, fever, and/or hypoxemia.

Pathology

Etiology

Causes include:

Treatment and prognosis

Anticoagulation use is thought to be doubtful in terms of clinical outcome but may avoid clot development in the left atrium and possibly promote recanalization of the affected pulmonary vein .

See also

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