Cardiologia Croatica, Vol. 8 No. 12, 2013.
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Percutaneous closure of paravalvular leak — case report on first procedure in Croatia
Robert Bernat
orcid.org/0000-0001-8722-9497
; Magdalena — Klinika za kardiovaskularne bolesti Medicinskog fakulteta u Osijeku Krapinske Toplice, Hrvatska
Aleksandar Trbović
; Magdalena — Klinika za kardiovaskularne bolesti Medicinskog fakulteta u Osijeku Krapinske Toplice, Hrvatska
Mladen Novkoski
; Magdalena — Klinika za kardiovaskularne bolesti Medicinskog fakulteta u Osijeku Krapinske Toplice, Hrvatska
Zvonimir Ante Korda
; Magdalena — Klinika za kardiovaskularne bolesti Medicinskog fakulteta u Osijeku Krapinske Toplice, Hrvatska
Sažetak
Clinically significant paravalvular leak (PVL) after prosthetic valve implantation is a rare, but potentially serious complication. Repeat surgery is associated with significant risks and may fail, because the original cause of leak is not always amenable to correction. Percutaneous PVL closure has been introduced as an important alternative with documented good immediate and late results.
We present a case of PVL closure in a young patient using the Amplatzer Vascular plug III device, guided by periprocedural transesophageal echocardiography. Immediate success and mid-term result could be documented. In view of the significant number of prosthetic valve implantations in Croatia, an increase in the need for this type of intervention can be expected each year.
Ključne riječi
prosthetic valve replacement; paravalvular leak; percutaneous closure
Hrčak ID:
112589
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Datum izdavanja:
17.12.2013.
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