Ogata Yoshimasa, Aita Keisuke, Maeda Juri, Shiragami Risa, Hagiya Masaaki, Shuto Kiyohiko, Nakamura Fumitaka, Yamaguchi Masao
Division of Respiratory Medicine, Third Department of Medicine Teikyo University Chiba Medical Center Chiba Japan.
Department of Surgery Teikyo University Chiba Medical Center Chiba Japan.
Respirol Case Rep. 2024 Dec 3;12(12):e70077. doi: 10.1002/rcr2.70077. eCollection 2024 Dec.
Pulmonary vein thrombosis (PVT) is rarer than pulmonary artery thrombosis (PAT). PVT is potentially fatal but is often overlooked due to its nonspecific symptoms. We present a case with PVT accompanied by paroxysmal atrial fibrillation. The symptoms were limited to transient ischemic attacks. Contrast-enhanced computed tomography (CT), which showed a thrombus in the right pulmonary vein trunk, was useful in diagnosing PVT. After switching the patient's anticoagulant from dabigatran etexilate to apixaban, the thrombus disappeared within 5 months. Contrast-enhanced CT is a useful and common tool for diagnosis and follow-up of PVT.
肺静脉血栓形成(PVT)比肺动脉血栓形成(PAT)更为罕见。PVT可能致命,但因其症状不具特异性,常被忽视。我们报告一例伴有阵发性心房颤动的PVT病例。症状仅限于短暂性脑缺血发作。对比增强计算机断层扫描(CT)显示右肺静脉主干有血栓,对诊断PVT很有用。将患者的抗凝剂从达比加群酯换成阿哌沙班后,血栓在5个月内消失。对比增强CT是诊断和随访PVT的一种有用且常用的工具。