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Transjugular approach for transcatheter closure of mitral paraprosthetic leak
Author(s) -
Joseph George,
Thomson Viji Samuel
Publication year - 2009
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.22173
Subject(s) - medicine , mitral annulus , leak , closure (psychology) , left atrium , annulus (botany) , cardiology , surgery , atrial fibrillation , blood pressure , botany , environmental engineering , economics , diastole , market economy , biology , engineering
Transcatheter closure of mitral paraprosthetic leak (PPL) using femoral antegrade transseptal or retrograde approach is often unsuccessful when the involved part of the mitral annulus is difficult to access or when the left atrium is large. We report the successful use of jugular venous approach to perform transseptal antegrade PPL closure in a 49‐year‐old male with mitral PPL located in the anteromedial part of the annulus. This technique could serve as a useful alternative in patients in whom transcatheter closure of mitral PPL is technically difficult. © 2009 Wiley‐Liss, Inc.