Percutaneous transcatheter closure of a mitral paravalvular leak via anterograde approach without arteriovenous loop in a patient with double valve replacement

Percutaneous transcatheter closure of a mitral paravalvular leak via anterograde approach without arteriovenous loop in a patient with double valve replacement

Paravalvular leak (PVL) is a rare but potentially serious complication of surgically implanted prosthetic heart valves. Patients who have PVL can be asymptomatic or present with haemolysis, heart failure, or endocarditis. The goldstandard treatment for prosthetic-valve PVL is surgery to repair or...

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Main Authors: M. Boochi Babu, D. Rajasekhar, V. Vanajakshamma, A. Chandra, M. Hanumantha Rao, M.L. Sreenivasa Kumar
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2013-07-01
Series:Journal of Clinical and Scientific Research
Online Access:http://svimstpt.ap.nic.in/jcsr/jhome_files/jul-Sep%202013/CR4%20174.pdf

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