title: Wire entrapment through an aortic paravalvular leak.
abstract: Paravalvular leaks are a well-known complication after prosthetic valve implantation. Those patients who become symptomatic pose a technical challenge to surgeons. Percutaneous repair has emerged as an attractive alternative to aid in the surgical closure of these defects. The technical complications encountered when attempting a transcatheter repair are of a different nature compared to those expected after a surgical procedure. We describe the case of a patient who underwent percutaneous aortic paravalvular leak repair complicated by wire entrapment through the aortic paravalvular leak.
authors.affiliation: Department of Interventional and Structural Heart Disease, Lenox Hill Heart and Vascular Institute, New York, NY 10075, USA.
authors.forename: Claudia A
authors.initials: CA
authors.lastname: Martinez
authors.forename: Howard
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Cohen
authors.forename: Carlos E
authors.initials: CE
authors.lastname: Ruiz
mesh_terms: D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000792:Angiography; D001021:Aortic Valve / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D001024:Aortic Valve Stenosis / Q000601:surgery; D006328:Cardiac Catheterization / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000295:instrumentation*; D017548:Echocardiography, Transesophageal; D006350:Heart Valve Prosthesis; D019918:Heart Valve Prosthesis Implantation; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011475:Prosthesis Failure