Interventional cardiologists use pvl to safely repair leaks instead of repeating surgery, which can pose a higher risk to some people with heart disease A paravalvular leak, paravalvular leakage or paravalvular regurgitation are an abnormal flow between the valvular annulus and the prosthetic heart valve and is a common complication after valvular replacement surgery due to inadequate sealing This minimally invasive technique provides faster recovery and smaller incisions.
Paravalvular Leak – A Guide for Patients • MyHeart
Paravalvular leak is a mechanical problem and so the only definitive treatment is to fix it
Patients with signs and symptoms of heart failure may need diuretics.
Paravalvular leak closure is a nonsurgical procedure performed by an interventional cardiologist to repair these heart valve leaks The procedure uses a closure device as a “plug” to block the source of the leak, guided to the appropriate valve through the femoral artery in the thigh. Paravalvular prosthetic regurgitation is a potentially serious condition resulting from degeneration of annular tissue, affecting 6% to 15% of surgically implanted prosthetic valves and annuloplasty rings
