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Case report of simultaneous transcatheter mitral valve-in-valve implantation and percutaneous closure of two paravalvular leaks.

Masahiko AsamiThomas PilgrimStephan WindeckerFabien Praz
Published in: European heart journal. Case reports (2019)
Although surgery should be considered as a first-line treatment in this setting, most patients have extremely high or prohibitive surgical risk inherent to repeat open heart surgery. Mitral ViV implantation appears a reasonable treatment option for patients with failed mitral bioprostheses. Furthermore, a recent study of percutaneous PVL closure showed no significant difference in long-term all-cause mortality compared with redo open-heart surgery. Simultaneous TMVI and percutaneous PVL closure appears feasible in selected high-risk patients.
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