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To explore the effectiveness of a ventricular septal defect occluder in treating a large mitral paravalvular leak following surgery.

January 10, 2026The Journal of invasive cardiology/The journal of invasive cardiology0 citations

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Off‑Label Use of a Ventricular Septal Defect Occluder for Large Mitral Paravalvular Leak in the Early Postoperative Period: A Case Report

LULeire Unzué LMLorena Martín-PoloHM Hospitales ÁGÁngel González‐PintoUniversidad Complutense de Madrid

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To explore the effectiveness of a ventricular septal defect occluder in treating a large mitral paravalvular leak following surgery.
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Population

81-year-old woman with heart failure in the context of degenerative valvular disease, prior mitral and aortic valve replacement with bioprostheses and tricuspid annuloplasty, and large mitral paravalvular leak in the early postoperative period

Intervention

Off-label use of a ventricular septal defect occluder

This case report describes the off-label use of a ventricular septal defect occluder for treating a large mitral paravalvular leak in the early postoperative period.

Abstract

An 81-year-old woman was admitted for heart failure in the context of degenerative valvular disease; she had previously undergone mitral and aortic valve replacement with bioprostheses and tricuspid annuloplasty.

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