title: A Tricky Percutaneous Paravalvular Leak Closure Two Years After Implantation of 3f Enable Sutureless Bioprosthetic Aortic Valve.
abstract: Sutureless valves were designed in an attempt to simplify the aortic valve replacement procedure and reduce extracorporeal circuit time, whilst allowing complete excision of the calcified native valve using a minimally invasive approach. Elderly patients with significant comorbidities are considered to benefit the most, although randomized data are lacking. In registries of patients treated with implantation of a 3f Enable sutureless bioprosthetic aortic valve, all patients who developed paravalvular leak have been treated with valve explantation. This is the first case report describing a tricky yet successful percutaneous paravalvular leak closure 2 years after implantation of a 3f Enable sutureless aortic bioprosthesis.
authors: Interventional Cardiology Unit, San Raffaele Scientific Institute, Milan, Italy.
authors: Vasileios F
authors: VF
authors: Panoulas
authors: Matteo
authors: M
authors: Montorfano
authors: Maurizio
authors: M
authors: Taramasso
authors: Gennaro
authors: G
authors: Giustino
authors: Giovanni
authors: G
authors: La Canna
authors: Azeem
authors: A
authors: Latib
authors: Antonio
authors: A
authors: Colombo
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D001024:Aortic Valve Stenosis / Q000601:surgery*; D006331:Heart Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D019918:Heart Valve Prosthesis Implantation / Q000009:adverse effects*; D006352:Heart Ventricles / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D019060:Minimally Invasive Surgical Procedures / Q000009:adverse effects; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D055989:Septal Occluder Device; D000071062:Sutureless Surgical Procedures / Q000009:adverse effects; D016896:Treatment Outcome