Transcatheter treatment of Starr-Edwards paravalvular leaks
- Resource Type
- Authors
- Gianpiero Gaio; Giancarlo Scognamiglio; Giuseppe Santoro; Carola Iacono; Maria Giovanna Russo; Luca Giugno
- Source
- Subject
- Male
Cardiac Catheterization
medicine.medical_specialty
Percutaneous
Treatment outcome
030204 cardiovascular system & hematology
Prosthesis Design
Hemolysis
03 medical and health sciences
0302 clinical medicine
paravalvular leak
Occlusion
Humans
Prosthesis design
Medicine
Paravalvular leak
device
Refractory heart failure
Heart Failure
Heart Valve Prosthesis Implantation
Prosthetic valve
business.industry
Starr-Edwards valve
Mitral Valve Insufficiency
General Medicine
Middle Aged
Haemolysis
Echocardiography, Doppler, Color
Prosthesis Failure
Surgery
Treatment Outcome
030228 respiratory system
Heart Valve Prosthesis
Mitral Valve
Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine
business
Echocardiography, Transesophageal
- Language
- English
A 56-year-old patient was referred because of refractory heart failure and mild haemolysis caused by multiple, severe paravalvular leaks of a Starr-Edwards valve implanted in mitral position 23 years before. Owing to perceived high risk of surgical re-valving, percutaneous paravalvular leak occlusion was performed by implantation of multiple, simultaneously deployed Amplatzer Vascular Plugs.