Ventricular fibrillation in acute mitral valve insufficiency caused by chordae tendineae rupture: Report of a surgically corrected case

Miriam Bortnik, Marta Leverone, Giovanni Teodori, Marco Marcolongo, Eraldo Occhetta, Paolo Marino

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Abstract

In this report, we present the case of a previously healthy 80-year-old woman who was referred to surgery after a cardiac arrest due to ventricular fibrillation successfully resuscitated; the following evaluation revealed acute mitral regurgitation due to chordae tendineae rupture. After mitral valve repair, a single-chamber cardioverter-defibrillator was implanted for secondary prevention of sudden cardiac death. After 16 months of follow-up, the patient is asymptomatic without any further episodes of ventricular arrhythmias reported, underlying the pivotal role of mitral valve repair in the prevention of potentially lethal ventricular arrhythmias.

Lingua originaleInglese
pagine (da-a)261-263
Numero di pagine3
RivistaJournal of Cardiovascular Medicine
Volume10
Numero di pubblicazione3
DOI
Stato di pubblicazionePubblicato - mar 2009
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