Key result
Urgent surgical repair resolves flail mitral leaflet caused by mapping catheter entanglement during AF ablation.
Why the study?
Catheter ablations involving the left atrium increase the risk of catheter interaction with the mitral valve complex, where trauma remains a rare but emergent complication requiring prompt diagnosis and management.
Case Report (n=1)
Mitral valve injury is a rare but serious complication of left-sided catheter ablation that requires prompt echocardiographic recognition and early surgical repair to prevent heart failure.
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Prompt echocardiographic assessment is essential after suspected catheter entanglement in AF ablation; this case leaves open optimal prevention strategies.
Shergill et al. (2020) conducted a case report in Paroxysmal atrial fibrillation and atrial flutter (n=1). Catheter ablation (PVI and CTI) was evaluated on Mitral valve repair outcome. A 69-year-old female who suffered a flail posterior mitral valve leaflet due to mapping catheter entanglement during atrial fibrillation ablation was successfully treated with urgent surgical valve repair.
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