… paravalvular leak closure. (A) 3D TEE with color Doppler demonstrates wide anteromedial
leak … (B) Guidance of the wire and device delivery catheter (arrow) to the paravalvular leak …

… We cross the defect first with the 5-F diagnostic catheter and then steadily advance the 6-F …
A second useful technique to facilitate paravalvular leak closure is the creation of an …

… paravalvular leak (PVL) after both surgical and transcatheter … Paravalvular leak closure after
Corevalve transcatheter aortic … demonstrating crossing of anterior paravalvular defect with a …

… In general, paravalvular leaks associated with TAVR are often smaller and more … only be
crossable with smaller catheters as opposed to coronary guide catheters and shuttle sheaths. In …

… for PVL closure exist, the AMPLATZER Vascular Plug III and the paravalvular leak device. …
The challenge of paravalvular leak treatment: why surgery cannot be the optimal therapy - …

… Paravalvular leak (PVL) is an uncommon yet serious complication associated with surgical
prosthetic valve implantation. Paravalvular leak can … Recently, transcatheter therapy has been …

… repair of a paramitral ieak. Had we known that the paramitral leak contributed substantially
… hemolysis, we would not have attempted closure of the paraaortic leak. In the operating room …

… of the currently applied aortic paravalvular leak (PVL) closure techniques and describe
the … Although the principles of transcatheter closure of mitral and aortic PVL are similar, the …

… Paravalvular leak (PVL) is a complication of valve replacement surgery due to incomplete
… Transcatheter closure of PVLs has been performed in selected high-risk patients in a …

… paravalvular leak (PVL) complicates between 6% and 15% of valve replacements and can
result in heart failure and hemolysis. Paravalvular leak can be … Percutaneous PVL closure is …