… leak closures; however, the available data are limited to case … feasibility and efficacy of
paravalvular leak with this device. … of mitral and aortic paravalvular leak closures performed with …

Background Transcatheter paravalvular leak closure (TPVLC) offers a viable alternative to
reoperation but optimal technical strategy is still to be defined. We present a prospective …

… Plug III single device. A year later she … paravalvular leak beside the Vascular Plug III device
that seemed to be dislodged and rocking. During a new attempt of percutaneous leak closure…

… ) is advanced across the paravalvular defect (arrow). (B) A vascular plug (arrowhead) is
deployed … (C) A second vascular plug is deployed (arrow) alongside the first device, leaving the …

… use of low profile vascular plugs that require crossing the leaks with only a … leaks with a
low profile vascular plug is attractive. Our experience with this approach shows that PVL closure …

… of the currently applied aortic paravalvular leak (PVL) closure techniques and describe the
… Smaller profile devices such as the Amplatzer Vascular Plug IV have been used in these …

… shaped paravalvular leak (red circle) at the 11 to 12 o’clock location. The Amplatzer vascular
plug III (oblong) may be more suitable for closure … vascular plug II (round). AVP, Amplatzer …

… cases with ASD, VSD and vascular plugs65. Since 2008 we have used exclusively the
Amplatzer Vascular Plug III device. We attempted closure via transfemoral access in 66 patients (…

… Percutaneous closure of leakage with the Amplatzer Vascular Plug III is safe and efficient
in the mid-term. However, mortality among high-risk patients is high independently of the …

… of closure devices specifically designed for this purpose (6). We describe our initial experience
with paravalvular leak closure … Vascular Plug III appear well-suited for paravalvular leak …