Postępy w Kardiologii Interwencyjnej

Abstract

2/2021 vol. 17
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Balloon leakage dilation over arterio-aorta rail support greatly facilitates a complex aortic paravalvular leak closure

  1. Centro Cardiologico Monzino, Istituto di Ricovero e Cura a Carattere Scientifico (IRCCS), University School of Milan, Milan, Italy
  2. UOC Cardiologia, Ospedale di Bassano del Grappa, Azienda Sanitaria ULSS 7 Pedemontana, Bassano del Grappa, Italy
Adv Interv Cardiol 2021; 17, 2 (64): 223–225
Online publish date: 2021/07/09
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In patients with an aortic paravalvular leak (PVL), the retrograde femoral arterial approach is most commonly used [1, 2]. Nevertheless, in some cases an antegrade (via trans-septal puncture) or a retrograde transapical approach may be alternative options [3]. Particularly for the anatomically hard-to-approach calcified serpiginous tracts where an extra support is needed, an arterio-arterial loop can be established and may be key for a successful procedure [4].
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