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Late effects of radiofrequency ablation lesions resulting in a progressive mitral valve perforation in a 2-month-old infant

Part of: Electrophysiology

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 September 2019

Feng Wang Open the ORCID record for Feng Wang [Opens in a new window] ,
Gang Chen  and
Lin Wu Open the ORCID record for Lin Wu [Opens in a new window]
Feng Wang
Affiliation:
Department of Cardiology, Cardiovascular Center, Children’s Hospital of Fudan University, Shanghai, China
Gang Chen
Affiliation:
Department of Cardiology, Shanghai First People’s Hospital affiliated to Jiaotong University, Shanghai, China
Lin Wu*
Affiliation:
Department of Cardiology, Cardiovascular Center, Children’s Hospital of Fudan University, Shanghai, China
*
Author for correspondence: L. Wu, Department of Cardiology, Cardiovascular Center, Children’s Hospital of Fudan University, 399 Wanyuan Road, Shanghai 201102, China. Tel: +86-21-6493-2800; Fax: +86-21-6493-1901; E-mail: [email protected]
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Abstract

There has been great concern with the use of radiofrequency ablation in infants since radiofrequency ablation lesions were shown to have a progressing nature in immature myocardium of animals. In this report, we present a 2-month-old infant with life-threatening medically refractory supraventricular tachycardia. Radiofrequency ablation successfully cured arrhythmia; however, late effects of radiofrequency ablation lesions resulted in a progressive mitral valve perforation requiring surgical repair.

Keywords

Catheter ablationsupraventricular tachycardiamitral valvecomplicationsinfant
Type
Brief Report
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Cardiology in the Young , Volume 29 , Issue 10 , October 2019 , pp. 1297 - 1299
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© Cambridge University Press 2019 

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