• Kardiol Pol · Jul 2009

    Case Reports

    [Percutaneous closure of mitral perivalvular leak].

    • Iwona Swiatkiewicz, Maciej Chojnicki, Marek Woźnicki, Joanna Gierach, Roland Fiszer, Sławomir Sielski, and Jacek Kubica.
    • Katedra i Kliknika Kardiologii i Chorób Wewnetrznych, Collegium Medicum, Uniwersytet Mikołaja Kopernika, Toruń. joanna.gierach@gmail.com
    • Kardiol Pol. 2009 Jul 1; 67 (7): 762-4.

    AbstractParavalvular leak (PVL) is a complication observed in patients after prosthetic valve replacement. The incidence of PVL is estimated as 2-3%. The cause of PVL may be paravalvular infection, suture continuity disruption, damage of tissues around the annulus or limitation of disc mobility by thrombus or vegetation. The preferable method of treatment of PVL is surgery. Recently, percutaneous closure of PVL became an alternative method. We present a case of successfully completed percutaneous closure of PVL with the use of Amplatzer occluder device in a patient with mitral PVL.

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