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Ann Thorac Surg 2008;86:996-998. doi:10.1016/j.athoracsur.2008.03.001
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Percutaneous Treatment of Periprosthetic Mitral Valve Leaks: Is it Just a Futile Exercise?

Tiziana Claudia Aranzulla, MDa,b,*, John Cosgrave, MDa, Giovanni La Canna, MDb, Francesco Maisano, MDc, Matteo Montorfano, MDb, Giuseppe Sangiorgi, MDa, Antonio Colombo, MDa,b

a Interventional Cardiology Unit, Emo Centro Cuore Columbus, San Raffaele Hospital, Milan, Italy
b Interventional Cardiology Unit, San Raffaele Hospital, Milan, Italy
c Department of Heart Surgery, San Raffaele Hospital, Milan, Italy

Accepted for publication March 3, 2008.

* Address correspondence to Dr Aranzulla, 48 Via Buonarroti, Milan, 20145, Italy (Email: aratizi{at}hotmail.com).

We report the percutaneous exclusion of a mitral peri-prosthetic valvular leak performed with the Amplatzer vascular plug. Device dislodgement occurred a few days later and surgical repair was ultimately required.




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