"Paravalvular prosthetic regurgitation, or heart valve leakage, recently has been associated with not only heart failure and anemia but also a greater risk of death after what is initially deemed to ...

MINNEAPOLIS, MN—October 31, 2013—A Paravalvular regurgitation, or leakage, commonly affects valvular prostheses, particularly artificial valves placed percutaneously according to data presented at the ...

Prosthetic heart valve (PHV) dysfunction is a rare, but potentially life-threatening, complication. In clinical practice, PHV dysfunction poses a diagnostic dilemma. Echocardiography and fluoroscopy ...

A modified approach to transapical aortic valve replacement that facilitates precise prosthesis positioning results in fewer and milder instances of paravalvular regurgitation, similar to surgery, ...

These types of images provide a more accurate depiction of the valve than standard 2DE alone. Investigators have demonstrated that 3D-TEE correlates more closely with operative surgical findings than ...

SAN FRANCISCO — Among patients with symptomatic, severe native aortic regurgitation at high surgical risk, the JenaValve Trilogy transcatheter heart valve system (JenaValve Technology) met its primary ...

Serious paravalvular leakage occurs in 1–5% of patients who have undergone surgical cardiac valve replacement procedures. Clinical manifestations include hemolysis, heart failure and arrhythmias.

Implantation of a percutaneous occluder device appears to be a viable option for reducing clinically important paravalvular regurgitation following TAVR, according to a case series published in the ...

Background: Perivalvular abscess is an ominous development in patients with infective endocarditis. There is little information concerning the long-term outcome of these patients. Methods: Patients ...