title: Guidance of treatment of perivalvular prosthetic leaks.
abstract: Percutaneous closure of paravalvular leaks has grown into becoming a widely considered option for treatment of hemodynamically significant regurgitation in patients with valve prosthesis. Guidance provided by the use of cardiovascular imaging techniques before and during the intervention has proved its relevance to improve accuracy and, with it, the outcome of the procedure. It has also been essential in the successful evolution of the technique and the development of devices specifically designed for it. The present work reviews the role of imaging before, during and after treatment of perivalvular prosthetic leaks and the most recent and significant advances in it.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, Ramón y Cajal University Hospital, Ctra. de Colmenar, Km. 9.100, 28034, Madrid, Spain, daniel.rodriguez.mnz@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Daniel
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Rodríguez Muñoz
authors.forename: Carla
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Lázaro Rivera
authors.forename: José Luis
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Zamorano Gómez
mesh_terms: D001022:Aortic Valve Insufficiency / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy*; D006350:Heart Valve Prosthesis / Q000009:adverse effects*; D019918:Heart Valve Prosthesis Implantation / Q000009:adverse effects*; D006801:Humans; D008944:Mitral Valve Insufficiency / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy*; D011475:Prosthesis Failure; D015641:Radiography, Interventional / Q000379:methods; D018084:Ultrasonography, Interventional / Q000379:methods