Percutaneous closure of a tricuspid paravalvular leak with an Amplatzer duct occluder II via antegrade approach

Abstract

Paravalvular leaks are seen after valve-replacement surgery and most patients with these leaks are asymptomatic, probably due to the small size of the leak. Nevertheless, a paravalvular leak after tricuspid valve replacement is a rare complication and may cause severe haemoylsis and hepatic dysfunction. It is usually treated surgically. There are no data on percutaneous transcatheter closure of paravalvular leaks. In this report, we present a successful percutaneous closure of a paravalvular leak using an Amplatzer duct occluder II device after a tricuspid valve replacement in a patient with high operative risk who had also had mitral and aortic valve replacements.