Symptomatic Aortic Paravalvular Leak: Percutaneous Treatment with Amplatzer Vascular Plug III Device as an Alternative to Surgery
A significant prosthetic paravalvular leak is an uncommon
and severe postsurgical complication correlated to the occurrence
of congestive heart failure and hemolytic anemia. Percutaneous
treatment has become an attractive and effective proposal to
relieve symptoms and reduce complications in patients whose
high rate of morbidity/mortality precludes a new surgery.
This is the case of an 81-year-old patient with a history of
biological aortic valve replacement seeking medical help due to
heart failure and hemolytic anemia, with a prosthetic paravalvular
regurgitation jet and high surgical mortality according to
EuroSCORE II.
Source: Brazilian Journal of Cardiovascular Surgery - Category: Cardiology Source Type: research
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