Percutaneous transcatheter obliteration of aortic paravalvular leak

Khan, A.; Ruygrok, P.N.; Nakpathomkun, P.; Gerber, I.L.

New Zealand Medical Journal 121(1281): 80-82

2008


ISSN/ISBN: 1175-8716
PMID: 18797487
Document Number: 619330
A 76-year-old man who underwent aortic valve replacement for severe calcific aortic stenosis developed a significant paravalvular leak. Because the risk of re-operation was felt too great, a percutaneous transcatheter obliteration of the defect using an Amplatzer vascular plug was undertaken, with an excellent clinical outcome.

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