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SUBMITTER: Sagar P
PROVIDER: S-EPMC9243622 | biostudies-literature | 2022 May-Jun
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Sagar Pramod P Pavithran Sreeja S Rajendran Monica M Sivakumar Kothandam K
Indian heart journal 20220412 3
Amplatzer Paravalvular leak (PVL) plug is rectangular in shape, that might suit closure of crescentic PVL. Among 79 transcatheter PVL closures from a single center, a subgroup of 16 patients who received Amplatzer PVL plugs were analyzed. All procedures were successful, as the plug auto-oriented to the leak, without mechanical leaflet interference, though needing additional 31 devices. Two patients needed an elective re-intervention. NYHA class improved from III-IV before procedure to less than ...[more]