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Periprocedural transesophageal echocardiography successfully guided the diagnosis and surgical removal of an entrapped ablation catheter in the mitral valve without causing valvular damage.
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Periprocedural transesophageal echocardiography is crucial for diagnosing ablation catheter entrapment and guiding surgical removal to prevent mitral valve damage.
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May support TEE use to avert valve injury in rare entrapments; leaves open need for prospective validation.
Lin et al. (2021) conducted a case report in Ablation catheter entrapment in the mitral valve (n=1). Periprocedural transesophageal echocardiogram and emergent surgery was evaluated on Successful removal of entrapped catheter. Periprocedural transesophageal echocardiography successfully guided the diagnosis and surgical removal of an entrapped ablation catheter in the mitral valve without causing valvular damage.