Open AccessEchoNavigator virtual marker and Agilis NxT steerable introducer facilitate transseptal transcatheter closure of mitral paravalvular leak
Author(s) -
Jung-Cheng Hsu,
Chong-Sun Khoi,
Shan-Hui Huang,
YuanJen Chang,
Shu-Lu Chen,
YenWen Wu
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
world journal of clinical cases
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.368
H-Index - 10
ISSN - 2307-8960
DOI - 10.12998/wjcc.v10.i13.4236
Subject(s) - medicine , mitral regurgitation , cardiology , dehiscence , mitral valve replacement , endocarditis , mitral valve , heart failure , surgery
Paravalvular leak (PVL), also known as paravalvular prosthetic regurgitation, is not a rare complication after surgical valve replacement, and it may cause varying degrees of heart failure. The transcatheter closure of PVL is technically demanding and challenging.