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SUBMITTER: Sasikumar N
PROVIDER: S-EPMC3860766 | biostudies-literature | 2013 May-Jun
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Indian heart journal 20130410 3
A 21-year-old male presented with severe aortic paravalvular leak. He had undergone three cardiac surgeries and also had chronic kidney disease. It was decided for a trans-catheter closure owing to the risks of a fourth surgery and co-morbidity. The device was sized based on angiogram, balloon sizing and two dimensional transesophageal echo. There was significant residual leak after deployment of first device. Hence the defect was re-crossed and two duct occluder devices were positioned across t ...[more]