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Closure of prosthetic paravalvular mitral regurgitation with the Gianturco‐Grifka vascular occlusion device
Author(s) -
Eisenhauer Andrew C.,
Piemonte Thomas C.,
Watson Paul S.
Publication year - 2001
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.1274
Subject(s) - medicine , mitral regurgitation , endocarditis , mitral valve replacement , cardiology , mitral valve , surgery , regurgitation (circulation) , occlusion
Paravalvular regurgitation associated with prothetic mitral valves is often a consequence of infectious endocarditis. The condition is usually treated with debridement and repeat surgical valve replacement. However, repeated operations are associated with high risk. This report describes a case of successful transcatheter treatment of severe paravalvular mitral regurgitation and pulmonary edema in a patient in whom repeat mitral valve replacement was not believed possible. Cathet Cardiovasc Intervent 2001;54:234–238. © 2001 Wiley‐Liss, Inc.