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Novel use of the Amplatzer duct occluder to close perivalvar leak involving a prosthetic mitral valve
Author(s) -
Kort Henry W.,
Sharkey Angela M.,
Balzer David T.
Publication year - 2004
Publication title -
catheterization and cardiovascular interventions
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.988
H-Index - 116
eISSN - 1522-726X
pISSN - 1522-1946
DOI - 10.1002/ccd.10785
Subject(s) - medicine , leak , mitral valve replacement , prosthesis , cardiology , surgery , atrioventricular valve , mitral valve , catheter , environmental engineering , ventricle , engineering
Perivalvar leak following atrioventricular valve replacement can result in heart failure or hemolytic anemia. These patients may be poor surgical candidates given a complex clinical condition. We describe transcatheter closure of a perivalvar leak in a 3‐month infant who had undergone left atrioventricular valve replacement with a St. Jude's prosthesis. Catheter Cardiovasc Interv 2004;61:548–551. © 2004 Wiley‐Liss, Inc.