title: Percutaneous closure of paravalvular leaks after transcatheter aortic valve implantation with Edwards SAPIEN prosthesis: a report of two cases.
abstract: Significant periprosthetic aortic regurgitation after transcatheter aortic valve implantation with Edwards SAPIEN prosthesis has become a major concern of this technique given its association with impaired survival. We report the successful closure of such defects using vascular occlusion devices with significant improvement in clinical status of patients.
authors: Interventional Cardiology Unit, Division of Cardiology. Complejo Hospitalario Universitario A Coruña, Xubias de Arriba 84, 15006 A Coruña, La Coruña, Spain. rodrigo.estevez.loureiro@sergas.es
authors: Rodrigo
authors: R
authors: Estévez-Loureiro
authors: Jorge
authors: J
authors: Salgado-Fernández
authors: Nicolás
authors: N
authors: Vázquez-González
mesh_terms: D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001021:Aortic Valve / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D001022:Aortic Valve Insufficiency / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D001024:Aortic Valve Stenosis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D006328:Cardiac Catheterization; D017548:Echocardiography, Transesophageal; D005471:Fluoroscopy; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D019918:Heart Valve Prosthesis Implantation / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011475:Prosthesis Failure; D012086:Reoperation