Interv Cardiol Clin 2022 Jul;11(3):233-243
Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Banner University Medical Center, 1111 East McDowell, Phoneix, AZ 85006, USA.
Paravalvular leaks (PVLs) are challenging lesions that require a comprehensive understanding of surgical and transcatheter heart therapies, multimodality imaging, and transcatheter techniques. Approach to a transcatheter heart valve (THV) or surgical prosthesis for PVL differs in terms of options and varies according to the location (aortic or mitral). A suggested framework for transcatheter PVL repair is defect localization, access planning, defect crossing, sheath delivery. Read More