title: Emergency valve re-replacement for embolization of prosthetic mitral valve disc during catheterization procedure.
abstract: A 47-year-old woman with a mechanical mitral valve underwent a catheter-based atrial fibrillation ablation procedure, which was complicated by the dislodgment and immediate embolization of one of the valve leaflets. Acute severe mitral regurgitation and cardiogenic shock developed, necessitating emergency reoperative mitral valve re-replacement. She subsequently underwent a successful staged retrieval of the embolized leaflet from the abdominal aorta.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Mount Sinai Medical Center, New York, NY 10029, USA.
authors.forename: Amit
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Pawale
authors.forename: Ahmed
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: El-Eshmawi
authors.forename: Gilbert H L
authors.initials: GH
authors.lastname: Tang
authors.forename: Sharif H
authors.initials: SH
authors.lastname: Ellozy
authors.forename: Anelechi C
authors.initials: AC
authors.lastname: Anyanwu
mesh_terms: D001281:Atrial Fibrillation / Q000601:surgery*; D017115:Catheter Ablation / Q000009:adverse effects*; D004621:Embolization, Therapeutic; D004630:Emergencies; D005260:Female; D006350:Heart Valve Prosthesis; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D008943:Mitral Valve / Q000601:surgery*