Left atrial pressure and predictors of survival after percutaneous mitral paravalvular leak closure.
Elad MaorClaire E RaphaelSidakpal S PanaichMohamad AlkhouliAllison CabalkaDonald J HaglerPeter M PollakGuy S ReederMackram F EleidCharanjit S RihalPublished in: Catheterization and cardiovascular interventions : official journal of the Society for Cardiac Angiography & Interventions (2017)
Lower LA pressure following mitral PVL closure is an independent predictor of improved survival, even after adjustment for residual MR. LA pressure monitoring may be a useful tool for procedural guidance during mitral PVL closure.