Percutaneous closure of a paravalvular leak from a prosthetic mitral valve dehiscence in a young high-risk patient: case report.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Paravalvular leak (PVL) is a common, serious complication related with prosthetic valve replacement. Although surgical closure reoperation is the choice of treatment, percutaneous device closure is a good alternative with good results in patients with very high surgical risk.

Case summary

In this case report, we present the percutaneous closure of PVL of mitral valve replacement (MVR), in a patient with cardiogenic shock who failed conservative medical treatment and was deemed inoperable due to recurrent operations. Successful closure of the PVL with the use of the four consecutive PVL closure devices was performed under general anaesthesia with guidance of 2D and 3D transoesophageal echocardiography. The procedure was performed with no complications and the patie

SUBMITTER: Ozden O 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9290529 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature