Complex transcatheter paravalvular leak repair

Catheterization and Cardiovascular Interventions

Volumn 76, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 194-197

  Jilaihawi, Hasan ^a   Ibrahim, Réda ^a  

^a MONTREAL HEART INSTITUTE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Amplatzer; Mitral valve replacement; Paravalvular leak; Vascular plug III

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; CACHEXIA; CASE REPORT; DEVICE; FEMALE; HEART CATHETERIZATION; HEMOLYSIS; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MITRAL VALVE REGURGITATION; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; SCOLIOSIS;

AGED; AORTIC VALVE; CORONARY ANGIOGRAPHY; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY, DOPPLER, COLOR; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY, TRANSESOPHAGEAL; FEMALE; FRAIL ELDERLY; HEART CATHETERIZATION; HEART VALVE PROSTHESIS; HEART VALVE PROSTHESIS IMPLANTATION; HUMANS; MITRAL VALVE; MITRAL VALVE INSUFFICIENCY; PROSTHESIS DESIGN; PROSTHESIS FAILURE; SEPTAL OCCLUDER DEVICE; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 77955151820     PISSN: 15221946     EISSN: 1522726X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ccd.22476     Document Type: Article

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