… Paravalvular leak (PVL) is a frequent and serious complication of both surgical and …
Two-year follow up after surgical versus percutaneous paravalvular leak closure: A non-randomized …

… who underwent surgical PVL closure without associated … closure through a surgical TA
approach between January 2012 and June 2013. Clinical, Doppler echocardiographic, operative, …

… invasive approach of initial percutaneous closure, with surgical repair reserved for patients
in whom percutaneous repair … This paper reviews the evaluation of patients with paravalvular …

… Learning curve and outcomes for paravalvular leak closure. The rates of major adverse …
percutaneous paravalvular leak repair, 3-year survival free of death or cardiac surgery was …

… paravalvular leak (PVL) closure has emerged as a feasible alternative to redo valve surgery…
studies comparing the surgical approach versus the transcatheter approach and 17 single-…

… involving more than one-half of the circumference of the sewing ring, or rocking motion of
the valve, were referred for surgical repair. Clinically significant hemolytic anemia was defined …

… surgery or transcatheter repair of paravalvular leaks (PVLs) at a tertiary referral center. …
closure attempts and required subsequent surgical repair, all subsequent surgical procedures …

… Paravalvular leak repair was feasible in 79 patients (65%), whereas in 43 patients (35%) …
patients who underwent surgery for symptomatic PVL, without associated procedures, between …

… Conclusions: Paravalvular leaks after surgical valve implantation have a multifactorial … used
approach for the closure of paravalvular leaks. Nevertheless, the transapical approach could …

… This depends on the surgical findings related to the aetiology, condition of the native mitral …
size of the leak, and surgical exposure. Many techniques have been described to repair mitral …