title: Mitral valve perforation appearing years after radiofrequency ablation.
abstract: The case is reported of a young adult with Wolff-Parkinson-White (WPW) syndrome who, three years after a complicated radiofrequency (RF) catheter ablation procedure, developed dyspnea on exertion. Echocardiography revealed severe mitral valve regurgitation caused by a perforation of the posterior leaflet. Echocardiographic follow up is recommended after a complicated course of left-sided catheter ablation.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, Vejle Hospital, Denmark. mlft2@hotmail.com
authors.forename: Marie
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Fisch-Thomsen
authors.forename: Jesper K
authors.initials: JK
authors.lastname: Jensen
authors.forename: Henrik
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Egeblad
authors.forename: Per
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Wierup
authors.forename: Bjarne Linde
authors.initials: BL
authors.lastname: Nørgaard
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D017115:Catheter Ablation / Q000009:adverse effects*; D004417:Dyspnea / Q000209:etiology; D017548:Echocardiography, Transesophageal; D006335:Heart Injuries / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008943:Mitral Valve / Q000293:injuries; D058386:Mitral Valve Annuloplasty; D008944:Mitral Valve Insufficiency / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D013997:Time Factors; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014927:Wolff-Parkinson-White Syndrome / Q000601:surgery*