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Percutaneous closure of an aortic prosthetic paravalvular leak with an Amplatzer duct occluder
Author(s) -
Webb John G.,
Pate Gordon E.,
Munt Brad I.
Publication year - 2005
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.20337
Subject(s) - medicine , percutaneous , leak , surgery , cardiology , environmental engineering , engineering
Following aortic valve replacement, up to 5% of patients may develop clinically significant paravalular leaks. Reoperation is associated with higher mortality and an excess risk of recurrent paravalvular insufficiency. No specifically designed transcatheter device is available for paravalular leak repair. We describe in a patient with severe aortic prosthetic paravalvular leak the use of an Amplatzer duct occluder device resulting in effective closure and symptomatic improvement. © 2005 Wiley‐Liss, Inc.