Abstract
New interventional techniques have made transcatheter closure of aortic paravalvular leaks a viable therapeutic option to treat the sequelae of these defects, including congestive heart failure and hemolysis. We report the transcatheter closure of an aortic paravalvular leak via a combined retrograde/antegrade approach. This was necessary because of difficulty in crossing the defect with a sheath from the retrograde approach. This technique might be useful in application to other difficult structural heart interventions. To our knowledge, this is the first report of a treated paravalvular leak around a Mitroflow® Aortic Pericardial Heart Valve.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 443-447 |
Number of pages | 5 |
Journal | Texas Heart Institute Journal |
Volume | 42 |
Issue number | 5 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Oct 2015 |
Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- Aortic regurgitation
- Aortic valve
- Congestive heart failure
- Echocardiography
- Heart valve prosthesis
- Percutaneous closure
- Transesophageal
- Treatment outcome
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine