Prosthetic valve paravalvular leak (PVL) can result in hemolytic anemia and heart failure.1 Successful PVL closure can reduce mortality.2 While surgical correction has been the historical gold standard for significant PVL, catheter-based PVL closure is increasingly employed in the management of patients with increased surgical risk.
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