title: Paravalvular leak after mechanical aortic valve replacement causing hemolytic anemia: closure with vascular plug.
abstract: : We report a case of a 79-year-old man with hemolytic anemia caused by a small paravalvular leak after aortic valve replacement with mechanical prosthesis. The defect was successfully treated with a vascular plug.
authors.affiliation: aCardiology Department, Green Lane Cardiovascular Service bFaculty of Medical and Health Sciences, University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand cFaculty of Medicine, University of Malaya, Lembah Pantai, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
authors.forename: Mohammed
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Alawami
authors.forename: Bryden
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Nicholas
authors.forename: Timothy
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Watson
authors.forename: Peter
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Ruygrok
authors.forename: James
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Pemberton
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000743:Anemia, Hemolytic / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy*; D001021:Aortic Valve / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery*; D001022:Aortic Valve Insufficiency / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy*; D001024:Aortic Valve Stenosis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery*; D006328:Cardiac Catheterization / Q000295:instrumentation*; D019560:Echocardiography, Three-Dimensional; D017548:Echocardiography, Transesophageal; D006350:Heart Valve Prosthesis; D019918:Heart Valve Prosthesis Implantation / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000295:instrumentation; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D016896:Treatment Outcome