Use of radial access to create an arterio-arterial loop to facilitate the percutaneous closure of paravalvular aortic leak. Is it feasible?

To the Editor, Transcatheter paravalvular leak (PVL) closure through the implantation of occlusion devices has become an alternative to surgery.1 The closure of aortic PVLs is usually performed through retrograde approach (via femoral artery and with echocardiographic and fluoroscopic guidance).2 Th...

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Main Authors: Gustavo Jiménez-Brítez, Alejandro Panaro, Giulana Maldonado, Dabit Arzamendi, Julio Carballo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Permanyer 2020-08-01
Series:REC: Interventional Cardiology (English Ed.)
Online Access:https://recintervcardiol.org/en/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=312