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SUBMITTER: Sehgal S
PROVIDER: S-EPMC10284472 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Apr-Jun
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Annals of cardiac anaesthesia 20230401 2
Transcatheter mitral valve replacement (TMVR) has emerged as a feasible alternative to surgical reoperation in failed bioprostheses and rings. Residual mitral regurgitation following TMVR can present as a valve-in-valve paravalvular leak (PVL) and is associated with increased morbidity and mortality. Current therapies for valve-in-valve PVL are limited. We present a case of a symptomatic patient with severe valve-in-valve PVL after TMVR for a previous surgical bioprosthesis leak, who then underw ...[more]