Percutaneous paravalvular leak closure after CoreValve transcatheter aortic valve implantation using an arterio-arterial loop

J Thorac Dis. 2017 Feb;9(2):E103-E108. doi: 10.21037/jtd.2017.02.41.

Abstract

Significant periprosthetic aortic regurgitation after transcatheter aortic valve implantation has become a major concern of this technique given its association with impaired survival. We report the successful closure of such defect using a vascular occlusion device with the creation of an arterio-arterial loop to gain enough support to advance the delivery sheath into de the left ventricle.

Keywords: Paravalvular leak (PVL); closure device; transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI).

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  • Case Reports