title: Rare complication after mitral valve replacement due to infective endocarditis (Part 2).
abstract: A 27-year-old woman who had undergone mitral valve replacement for infective endocarditis developed a significant paravalvular leak. Percutaneous transcatheter obliteration of the defect using an Amplatzer Vascular Plug III was undertaken, with an excellent clinical outcome.
authors.affiliation: Department of Valvular Heart Disease, Institute of Cardiology, Warsaw, Poland.
authors.forename: Elżbieta
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Abramczuk
authors.forename: Hanna
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Heretyk-Grabowska
authors.forename: Maciej
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Grabowski
authors.forename: Marcin
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Demkow
authors.forename: Adam
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Witkowski
authors.forename: Marek
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Konka
authors.forename: Tomasz
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Hryniewiecki
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D006328:Cardiac Catheterization; D004452:Echocardiography; D004696:Endocarditis / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D005471:Fluoroscopy; D019918:Heart Valve Prosthesis Implantation / Q000009:adverse effects*; D006801:Humans; D008943:Mitral Valve / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D019106:Postoperative Hemorrhage / Q000473:pathology* / Q000628:therapy*; D011475:Prosthesis Failure; D055989:Septal Occluder Device