A Quick Guide to Paravalvular Leak Closure.

نویسندگان

  • Sameer Gafoor
  • Jennifer Franke
  • Stefan Bertog
  • Simon Lam
  • Laura Vaskelyte
  • Ilona Hofmann
  • Horst Sievert
  • Predrag Matic
چکیده

Paravalvular leak (PVL) is a seldomly covered aspect of structural heart disease. However, this is a condition that frequently presents after valvular replacement. This article will cover the diagnosising and treating PVL (i.e. imaging, access, and device selection). In addition, specific aspects of aortic and mitral PVL closure will be covered in this review.

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عنوان ژورنال:
  • Interventional cardiology

دوره 10 2  شماره 

صفحات  -

تاریخ انتشار 2015