Percutaneous closure of a small posterior mitral paravalvular leak in a patient with coexistent monoleaflet mechanical aortic valve

Miroslava Stolcova; Italo Porto; Francesco Meucci; Giovanni Squillantini; Gennaro Santoro

doi:10.1016/j.cjca.2014.01.016

Percutaneous closure of a small posterior mitral paravalvular leak in a patient with coexistent monoleaflet mechanical aortic valve

Can J Cardiol. 2014 Jun;30(6):696.e9-696.e11. doi: 10.1016/j.cjca.2014.01.016. Epub 2014 Jan 31.

Authors

Miroslava Stolcova¹, Italo Porto², Francesco Meucci¹, Giovanni Squillantini¹, Gennaro Santoro¹

Affiliations

¹ Interventional Cardiology Unit, Careggi Hospital, Firenze, Italy.
² Interventional Cardiology Unit, Careggi Hospital, Firenze, Italy; Interventional Cardiology Unit, San Donato Hospital, Arezzo, Italy. Electronic address: [email protected].

PMID: 24793515
DOI: 10.1016/j.cjca.2014.01.016

Abstract

Percutaneous closure of a paravalvular leak is a challenging procedure that often presents with multiple simultaneous hurdles. We report a case of percutaneous retrograde paravalvular leak closure in a patient with a coexistent monoleaflet mechanical aortic valve. The leak was crossed and occluded using a combination of techniques deriving from the coronary and peripheral angioplasty fields.

Publication types

Case Reports
Video-Audio Media

MeSH terms

Angioplasty, Balloon / methods
Aortic Valve / surgery*
Cardiac Catheterization / instrumentation
Cardiac Catheterization / methods
Heart Valve Prosthesis*
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Mitral Valve / surgery*
Septal Occluder Device*