A 67-Year-Old Woman With Intractable Cough and Dyspnea After Catheter Ablation for Atrial Fibrillation
Chest, cilt.170, sa.1, 2026 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)
- Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
- Cilt numarası: 170 Sayı: 1
- Basım Tarihi: 2026
- Doi Numarası: 10.1016/j.chest.2026.01.005
- Dergi Adı: Chest
- Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus, BIOSIS, CINAHL, EMBASE, MEDLINE, Public Affairs Index, Academic Search Ultimate (EBSCO), Biomedical Reference Collection: Corporate Edition (EBSCO), Health Research Premium Collection (ProQuest), Pharma Collection (ProQuest)
- Hacettepe Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet
Özet
Case Presentation: A 67-year-old woman with diabetes mellitus, hypertension, and atrial fibrillation, but no smoking history, sought treatment for chronic cough, dyspnea, and intermittent expectoration of small, thread-like fibrinous bronchial casts. The medications she was taking included metformin, amlodipine, metoprolol, flecainide, and apixaban. She also had been receiving inhaled formoterol plus fluticasone combination for asthma, diagnosed 1 year earlier. Approximately 2 years earlier, she had undergone catheter ablation for atrial fibrillation. About 6 months after the procedure, she demonstrated a persistent dry cough lasting nearly 1 year, later accompanied by expectoration of small, thread-like fibrinous bronchial casts. She had no history of immunodeficiency (including HIV), immunosuppressive therapy, eosinophilia, allergy, fever, leukocytosis, pneumonia, heart failure, viral infection, or occupational exposure.