… risk than interrupted sutures for mitral prostheses) (1, 7). Mitral paravalvular leaks (PVLs)
commonly occur in patients with prosthetic valves. Paravalvular defects may be clinically …

… We evaluated the incidence of paravalvular leak (PVL) after mitral valve replacement (MVR)
and analyzed factors associated with early and late PVL during more than 20 years of follow-…

… complication of mitral valve replacement surgery is the development of a paravalvular leak
(PVL)… One major challenge of transcatheter mitral PVL closure lies in the ability to adequately …

… to the consensus document from the Paravalvular Leak Academic Research Consortium: …
Predictors of prognosis in patients with mild to moderate paravalvular leakage after mitral …

… Here we propose a simple technique for repair of selected mitral paravalvular leaks that
incorporates healthy, full-thickness autologous tissue into the repair and has promising durability…

… 96 patients with mitral paravalvular leakage. A paraprosthetic leak was diagnosed after a
median time of 119 days (range: 1 day–23 years) after primary mitral valve replacement. …

… therapeutic strategies for aortic and mitral paravalvular leaks. The majority of … paravalvular
aortic leaks are around 90% in the different series, with low complication rates. Mitral leaks …

Objectives The aim of this study was to determine immediate results and long-term outcomes
after surgical management of paravalvular leak (PVL). Methods Between 1995 and 2012, a …

… 3D TEE En Face Surgical View of the Mitral Valve (A) The 8 quadrants used for paravalvular
leak (PVL) localization are illustrated and a posteromedial PVL is demonstrated. Two …

Background Paravalvular leak (PVL) is often seen after aortic (AV) and mitral valve (MV)
surgery, either due to infection or valve dehiscence. We sought to describe predictors of longer-…