Interventions for valvular disease and heart failure

The retro-antegrade approach to paravalvular leak closure after transcatheter aortic valve replacement

EuroIntervention 2020;16:e763-e764. DOI: 10.4244/EIJ-D-19-01122

Chak-yu So
Chak-yu So1, MBChB; Guson Kang1, MD; James C. Lee1, MD; Marvin H. Eng1, MD
1. Henry Ford Hospital, Detroit, Michigan, MI, USA




Figure 1. Fluoroscopic images illustrating three “retro-antegrade” cases of post-TAVR PVL closure (*=calcium).

Paravalvular leak (PVL) post transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) is challenging to close due to the presence of the transcatheter valve frame and calcium along the leak. We adopted the “retro-antegrade” approach to facilitate catheter and device delivery in closing three SAPIEN 3 (Edwards Lifesciences, Irvine, CA, USA) PVLs 3 months, 5 months and 1 month post TAVR, respectively, due to bulky left ventricular outflow tract (LVOT) calcium. Single arterial access for a 14 Fr DrySeal sheath (W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc., Flagstaff, AZ, USA) ...

Sign in to read and download the full article

Forgot your password?

No account yet?
Sign up for free!

Create my pcr account

Join us for free and access thousands of articles from EuroIntervention, as well as presentations, videos, cases from PCRonline.com

Interventions for valvular diseaseTAVIOther valvular and structural interventions
Read next article
Fistula between the right pulmonary artery and left atrium in a newborn: management and successful interventional treatment

Latest news