Vinod H Thourani,
Colleen M Smith,
Robert A Guyton,
Peter Block,
David Liff,
Patrick Willis,
Stamatios Lerakis, Chesnal D Arepalli,
Sharon Howell,
Bryon J Boulton,
James Stewart,
Vasilis Babaliaros
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ABSTRACT: Patients who present with significant paravalvular regurgitation after mitral valve replacement remain a difficult patient population and high-risk surgical candidates. We present 3 cases of transapical closure of mitral valve paravalvular leak (PVL) after mitral valve replacement using Amplatzer closure devices (AGA Medical Corp, Plymouth, MN). All 3 patients experienced decreased regurgitation at the site of the closure as well as symptomatic improvement in their heart failure.
The Annals of thoracic surgery 07/2012; 94(1):275-8. · 3.74 Impact Factor
