Cardiac Arrest in a Patient With Arrhythmic Mitral Valve Prolapse Syndrome: Multiple Possible Etiologies

Monica Chivulescu; Eivind Aabel; Lars Dejgaard; Torkel Steen; Oona Dunlop; Kristina H Haugaa

doi:10.1016/j.jaccas.2021.08.019

Cardiac Arrest in a Patient With Arrhythmic Mitral Valve Prolapse Syndrome: Multiple Possible Etiologies

JACC Case Rep. 2021 Nov 17;3(16):1769-1773. doi: 10.1016/j.jaccas.2021.08.019.

Authors

Monica Chivulescu^{1

2}, Eivind Aabel^{1

2}, Lars Dejgaard^{1

2}, Torkel Steen³, Oona Dunlop⁴, Kristina H Haugaa^{1

2}

Affiliations

¹ ProCardio Centre for Innovation, Department of Cardiology, Oslo University Hospital, Rikshospitalet, Oslo, Norway.
² Institute of Clinical Medicine, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway.
³ Department of Cardiology, Oslo University Hospital, Ullevål Oslo, Norway.
⁴ The Norwegian CBRNe Centre of Medicine, Department of Acute Medicine, Oslo University Hospital, Norway.

Abstract

Arrhythmic mitral valve prolapse syndrome is associated with a high risk of death. A 60-year-old man with arrhythmic mitral valve prolapse syndrome was monitored with an implantable loop recorder. Nine months later dyspnea developed, followed by cardiac arrest. Echocardiography showed mitral valve chordal rupture. He underwent successful surgical mitral valve repair. (Level of Difficulty: Intermediate.).

Keywords: CMR, cardiac magnetic resonance; ECG, electrocardiogram; ILR, implantable loop recorder; PVC, premature ventricular contraction; chordae; mitral valve; ventricular fibrillation.

Publication types

Case Reports