Abstract
Key Clinical MessageA 9‐year‐old girl with a ten‐day history of palpitations was referred for the assessment of mitral regurgitation. She had had RF ablation for paroxysmal supraventricular tachycardia 5 years previously. Echocardiography showed isolated anterior mitral leaflet perforation. Surgical findings confirmed the echocardiographic assessment.
Highlights
Anterior mitral leaflet perforation: a rare complication of radiofrequency ablation for paroxysmal supraventricular tachycardia
A 9-year-old girl with a ten-day history of palpitations was referred for the assessment of mitral regurgitation
Real-time threedimensional transthoracic echocardiography viewed from the left ventricle (LV) revealed a hole in the A2 region near the anterior annulus of the anterior mitral leaflet (AML) (Fig. 2A)
Summary
Anterior mitral leaflet perforation: a rare complication of radiofrequency ablation for paroxysmal supraventricular tachycardia Jiancheng Han , Jin Xu & Yihua He Correspondence Yihua He, Department of Ultrasound, Beijing Anzhen Hospital, Capital Medical University, No.2, Anzhen Road, Chaoyang District, Beijing 100029, China. Tel: +86 10 64456450; Fax: +86 10 64456449; E-mail: heyihuaecho@hotmail.com
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