Paravalvular leak after mechanical aortic valve replacement causing hemolytic anemia: closure with vascular plug

Alawami M 1 , Nicholas B , Watson T , Ruygrok P , Pemberton J

Affiliations 

  • 1 aCardiology Department, Green Lane Cardiovascular Service bFaculty of Medical and Health Sciences, University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand cFaculty of Medicine, University of Malaya, Lembah Pantai, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
J Cardiovasc Med (Hagerstown), 2014 Aug 7.
PMID: 25105283

Abstract

We report a case of a 79-year-old man with hemolytic anemia caused by a small paravalvular leak after aortic valve replacement with mechanical prosthesis. The defect was successfully treated with a vascular plug.

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