title: Minimally Invasive Repair of Mitral Valve Prolapse and Concomitant Atrial Fibrillation Ablation in a Heart Transplant.
abstract: Significant mitral valve disease with atrial fibrillation after heart transplantation is unusual. We report the diagnosis and minimally invasive surgical treatment 17 years after transplantation, in which mitral valve repair together with left atrial ablation was performed, resulting in a satisfying clinical and echocardiographic improvement.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiac Surgery, Ghent University Hospital, Ghent, Belgium. Electronic address: thom.martens@ugent.be.
authors.forename: Thomas
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Martens
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiac Surgery, Ghent University Hospital, Ghent, Belgium.
authors.forename: Frank
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Caes
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, Ghent University Hospital, Ghent, Belgium.
authors.forename: Michel
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: De Pauw
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, Ghent University Hospital, Ghent, Belgium.
authors.forename: Lineke
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Hens
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiac Surgery, Ghent University Hospital, Ghent, Belgium.
authors.forename: Thierry
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Bove
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D001281:Atrial Fibrillation / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D058385:Cardiac Valve Annuloplasty / Q000379:methods*; D017115:Catheter Ablation / Q000379:methods*; D004452:Echocardiography / Q000379:methods; D004562:Electrocardiography / Q000379:methods; D057510:Endovascular Procedures / Q000379:methods; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D016027:Heart Transplantation / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000379:methods; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D019060:Minimally Invasive Surgical Procedures / Q000379:methods; D008945:Mitral Valve Prolapse / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D018570:Risk Assessment; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D013997:Time Factors; D016896:Treatment Outcome