Internal Banding to Reduce Paravalvular Leaks for Open Transcatheter Valve Implantation.

Gualis, Javier; Benito-González, Tomás; Martínez-Comendador, José Manuel; Martín, Elio; Perez, Armando; Estévez-Loureiro, Rodrigo; Castillo, Laura; Maiorano, Pascuale et al. · Ann Thorac Surg · 2019

case_report · Level V

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Abstract

Transcatheter valve implantation has become an alternative to open-heart conventional surgery in high-risk patients. We describe a new surgical technique that allows the implantation of a transcatheter valvular prosthesis through an open surgical approach to prevent the appearance of paravalvular leaks in patients with large native rings.

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