Open AccessDelayed papillary muscle rupture after radiofrequency catheter ablation: A case report
Author(s) -
Zewei Sun,
Bifeng Wu,
Xuan Yang,
Biqi Zhang,
Lihua Yao,
Liangrong Zheng
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
world journal of clinical cases
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.368
H-Index - 10
ISSN - 2307-8960
DOI - 10.12998/wjcc.v9.i20.5556
Subject(s) - medicine , catheter ablation , radiofrequency ablation , surgery , ablation , radiology
With an increased number of surgical procedures involving the mitral annular region, the risk of mitral valve prolapse (MVP) has also increased. Previous studies have reported that worsening of MVP occurred early after radiofrequency catheter ablation (RFCA) at papillary muscles in ventricular tachycardia (VT) patients with preoperative MVP.