title: Postdilatation ballooning of an Edwards ELITE rapid deployment bioprosthesis for a severe paravalvular leak.
abstract: Severe paravalvular leak may be observed following rapid deployment aortic valve implantation. We report an open off-label use of postdilatation ballooning of an Edwards Intuity ELITE aortic prosthesis to manage an intraoperative paravalvular leak.
authors.affiliation: Cardiac Surgery Unit II, Department of Cardiovascular Disease, IRCCS Centro Cardiologico Monzino, Milan, Italy.
authors.forename: Marco
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Gennari
authors.affiliation: Vascular Surgery Unit, Department of Cardiovascular Disease, IRCCS Centro Cardiologico Monzino, Milan, Italy.
authors.forename: Piero
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Trabattoni
authors.affiliation: Cardiac Surgery Unit II, Department of Cardiovascular Disease, IRCCS Centro Cardiologico Monzino, Milan, Italy.
authors.forename: Gianluca
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Polvani
authors.affiliation: Cardiac Surgery Unit II, Department of Cardiovascular Disease, IRCCS Centro Cardiologico Monzino, Milan, Italy.
authors.forename: Marco
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Agrifoglio
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*; D001705:Bioprosthesis; D004452:Echocardiography; D006801:Humans; D011474:Prosthesis Design; D011475:Prosthesis Failure; D012086:Reoperation; D065467:Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement / Q000009:adverse effects*