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Interventional treatment of paravalvular regurgitation by plug implantation following prosthetic valve replacement: a single-center experience.

Nicolas WernerUwe ZeymerBoris FraitureCaroline KilkowskiPatrick RiedmaierSteffen SchneiderRalf Zahn
Published in: Clinical research in cardiology : official journal of the German Cardiac Society (2018)
In this single-center series interventional PVL closure appears promising for patients at high surgical risk with symptomatic paravalvular regurgitation. Gaining experience in interventional PVL closure at specialized sites will further improve safety and efficacy of this relatively new treatment option. All patients should be treated within large clinical registries to gain more data on mid- and long-term efficacy of transcatheter PVL closure.
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