March 30, 2005Catheterization and Cardiovascular Interventions
Percutaneous closure of an aortic prosthetic paravalvular leak with an Amplatzer duct occluder
Why the study?
Does percutaneous closure with an Amplatzer duct occluder improve symptoms and reduce leak in a patient with severe aortic prosthetic paravalvular leak?
Population
1 patient with severe aortic prosthetic paravalvular leak
Design
Case_report
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Discussion
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Implication
May support feasibility in select aortic paravalvular leak cases; leaves open need for prospective trials before wider use.
Structured PICO
Does percutaneous closure with an Amplatzer duct occluder improve symptoms and reduce leak in a patient with severe aortic prosthetic paravalvular leak?
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Population
1 patient with severe aortic prosthetic paravalvular leak
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Intervention
Percutaneous closure using an Amplatzer duct occluder device
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Outcome
Effective closure and symptomatic improvement
An Amplatzer duct occluder can be effectively used for the percutaneous closure of severe aortic prosthetic paravalvular leaks, leading to symptomatic improvement.
Cite This Study
Webb et al. (2005) studied this question.