Why the study?
Prosthetic valve dehiscence or rocking is thought to preclude percutaneous paravalvular leak closure, while surgical repair carries recurrent dehiscence and poor outcomes.
Can percutaneous anchoring with multiple plugs stabilize a rocking mitral valve and close a paravalvular leak in a high-surgical-risk patient?
Can percutaneous anchoring with multiple plugs stabilize a rocking mitral valve and close a paravalvular leak in a high-surgical-risk patient?
Percutaneous anchoring with multiple plugs may be a feasible novel approach to stabilize a rocking mitral valve and close a paravalvular leak in patients at high surgical risk.
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May be feasible in select high-risk mitral PVL cases; leaves open need for prospective validation.
Corrigan et al. (2020) studied this question.
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