Postdilatation ballooning of an Edwards ELITE rapid deployment bioprosthesis for a severe paravalvular leak.

J Card Surg

Cardiac Surgery Unit II, Department of Cardiovascular Disease, IRCCS Centro Cardiologico Monzino, Milan, Italy.

Published: August 2016

Severe paravalvular leak may be observed following rapid deployment aortic valve implantation. We report an open off-label use of postdilatation ballooning of an Edwards Intuity ELITE aortic prosthesis to manage an intraoperative paravalvular leak.

Download full-text PDF

Source
http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/jocs.12783DOI Listing

Publication Analysis

Top Keywords

paravalvular leak
12
postdilatation ballooning
8
ballooning edwards
8
rapid deployment
8
severe paravalvular
8
edwards elite
4
elite rapid
4
deployment bioprosthesis
4
bioprosthesis severe
4
leak severe
4

Similar Publications

Want AI Summaries of new PubMed Abstracts delivered to your In-box?

Enter search terms and have AI summaries delivered each week - change queries or unsubscribe any time!