First Experience Using a Nonfenestrated Cardioform Septal Occluder for Closure of Giant Mitral Paravalvular Leak

Roberto J. Cubeddu, MD; Alexandra M. Sanchez, MD; Eduardo Perez, MD; Jose Sleiman, MD; David Lopez, MD; Jose L. Navia, MD

JACC: Case Reports (Mar 2020)

First Experience Using a Nonfenestrated Cardioform Septal Occluder for Closure of Giant Mitral Paravalvular Leak

Roberto J. Cubeddu, MD,
Alexandra M. Sanchez, MD,
Eduardo Perez, MD,
Jose Sleiman, MD,
David Lopez, MD,
Jose L. Navia, MD

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Roberto J. Cubeddu, MD: Section for Structural Heart Disease, Heart and Vascular Center, Cleveland Clinic Florida, Weston, Florida; Address for correspondence: Dr. Roberto J. Cubeddu, Structural Heart Disease, Heart & Vascular Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Desk 23/34, 2950 Cleveland Clinic Boulevard, Weston, Florida 33331.
Alexandra M. Sanchez, MD: University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Holy Cross Hospital, Miami, Florida
Eduardo Perez, MD: Section for Structural Heart Disease, Heart and Vascular Center, Cleveland Clinic Florida, Weston, Florida
Jose Sleiman, MD: Section for Structural Heart Disease, Heart and Vascular Center, Cleveland Clinic Florida, Weston, Florida
David Lopez, MD: Section for Structural Heart Disease, Heart and Vascular Center, Cleveland Clinic Florida, Weston, Florida
Jose L. Navia, MD: Section for Structural Heart Disease, Heart and Vascular Center, Cleveland Clinic Florida, Weston, Florida

Journal volume & issue: Vol. 2, no. 3
pp. 468 – 472

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A variety of fenestrated vascular plugs have been used to seal paravalvular leaks with meaningful success; however, incomplete closure and refractory hemolysis remains a common problem. We describe the feasibility and rationale of their first experience using a nonfenestrated Cardioform Septal Occluder (Gore Medical, Flagstaff, Arizona) to treat a giant mitral paravalvular leak. (Level of Difficulty: Advanced.)

Published in JACC: Case Reports

ISSN: 2666-0849 (Online)
Publisher: Elsevier
Country of publisher: United States
LCC subjects: Medicine: Internal medicine: Specialties of internal medicine: Diseases of the circulatory (Cardiovascular) system
Website: https://www.journals.elsevier.com/jacc-case-reports

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