21 June 2011
Rare complication after mitral valve replacement due to infective endocarditis (Part 2)
Elżbieta Abramczuk , Hanna Heretyk-Grabowska , Maciej Grabowski , Marcin Demkow , Adam Witkowski , Marek Konka , Tomasz HryniewieckiDOI: 10.12659/MSM.881831
Med Sci Monit 2011; 17(7): CQ3-6
Abstract
A 27-year-old woman who had undergone mitral valve replacement for infective endocarditis developed a significant paravalvular leak. Percutaneous transcatheter obliteration of the defect using an Amplatzer Vascular Plug III was undertaken, with an excellent clinical outcome.
Keywords: Mitral Valve - surgery, Heart Valve Prosthesis Implantation - adverse effects, Fluoroscopy, Endocarditis - surgery, Echocardiography, cardiac catheterization, Postoperative Hemorrhage - therapy, Prosthesis Failure, Septal Occluder Device
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