Korean Circ J.  2013 Apr;43(4):273-276. 10.4070/kcj.2013.43.4.273.

A Case Demonstrating a Percutaneous Closure Using the Amplatzer Duct Occluder for Paravalvular Leakage after Tricuspid Valve Replacement

• Heo YH
• Kim SJ
• Lee SY
• Baek JS

• KMID: 2224952
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.4070/kcj.2013.43.4.273

Abstract

There has been a dramatic increase in the number and type of procedures performed in the field of cardiac intervention in the past decade. Percutaneous intervention is becoming an increasingly recognized modality for the management of prosthetic paravalvular leakages (PVLs) in severely symptomatic non-surgical candidates. Herein, we report our experience of percutaneous closure using the Amplatzer duct occluder for a PVL in a patient who underwent tricuspid valve replacement.

Keyword

Tricuspid regurgitation; Cardiac valve prosthesis; Amplatzer occluder

MeSH Terms

Heart Valve Prosthesis
Humans
Septal Occluder Device
Tricuspid Valve
Tricuspid Valve Insufficiency

Figure

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  Fig. 1 White arrows indicate perivalvular tricuspid regurgitation.

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  Fig. 2 White arrows represent a paravalvular leakage of the prosthetic tricuspid valve in the left anterior oblique view (A) and the lateral view (B). The Amplatzer duct occluder was positioned in the paravalvular defect. Radio-opaque markers of the Amplatzer duct occluder are noted in the anteroposterior view (C) and the lateral view (black arrows) (D).

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