Effect of percutaneous paravalvular leak closure on hemolysis.

Sidakpal S Panaich Elad Maor Gautam Reddy Claire E RaphaelAllison CabalkaDonald J HaglerGuy S ReederCharanjit S RihalMackram F Eleid

Published in: Catheterization and cardiovascular interventions : official journal of the Society for Cardiac Angiography & Interventions (2018)

Percutaneous PVL closure is associated with modest improvement in hemolysis markers, increase in hemoglobin levels and reduction in blood transfusion requirements. This benefit is most significant in patients with mechanical valves.

Keyphrases

red blood cell
minimally invasive
ultrasound guided
radiofrequency ablation
aortic valve
transcatheter aortic valve replacement
transcatheter aortic valve implantation
aortic valve replacement
coronary artery disease