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ABSTRACT:
SUBMITTER: Damluji AA
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4591883 | biostudies-other | 2015 Oct
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-other
Texas Heart Institute journal 20151001 5
New interventional techniques have made transcatheter closure of aortic paravalvular leaks a viable therapeutic option to treat the sequelae of these defects, including congestive heart failure and hemolysis. We report the transcatheter closure of an aortic paravalvular leak via a combined retrograde/antegrade approach. This was necessary because of difficulty in crossing the defect with a sheath from the retrograde approach. This technique might be useful in application to other difficult struc ...[more]