Hemodynamic collapse due to the stenosis of four pulmonary veins in a patient with mediastinal tumor.
Kentaro YoshidaFumie FujisawaHiroshi KojimaNoriyuki TakeyasuPublished in: Clinical case reports (2017)
Cardiogenic shock can occur due to compression of the four pulmonary veins and the left atrium by a mediastinal tumor. Steroid infusion can be a temporary alternative therapy before obtaining a definite diagnosis and performing an intervention with stents to dilate the pulmonary veins.