Aortic Paravalvular Leak Repair Can TAVR Be the Answer?

A 71-year-old male with endocarditis mediated severe paravalvular leak and nonischemic cardiomyopathy underwent percutaneous repair attempts with a closure device followed by valve-in-valve transcatheter aortic replacement procedure. The case was complicated by cardiac arrest requiring hemodynamic s...

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Published inJACC. Case reports Vol. 1; no. 5; pp. 796 - 802
Main Authors Abdel-Aal Ahmed, Mohamed, Yatsynovich, Yan, Ramanan, Tharmathai, Colern, Gerald, Hansen, Rosemary, Cimato, Thomas, Graham, Susan, Page, Brian, Iyer, Vijay
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Elsevier 18.12.2019
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Summary:A 71-year-old male with endocarditis mediated severe paravalvular leak and nonischemic cardiomyopathy underwent percutaneous repair attempts with a closure device followed by valve-in-valve transcatheter aortic replacement procedure. The case was complicated by cardiac arrest requiring hemodynamic support with Impella placement and secondary iatrogenic central aortic insufficiency requiring further intervention. ( Level of Difficulty: Beginner. ) A 71-year-old male with endocarditis mediated severe paravalvular leak and nonischemic cardiomyopathy underwent percutaneous repair attempts…
ISSN:2666-0849
DOI:10.1016/j.jaccas.2019.11.009