Korean Circ J.  2022 Nov;52(11):851-852. 10.4070/kcj.2022.0196.

Perioperative Detection of Paravalvular Leak After Sutureless Aortic Valve Replacement

• Chen YC
• Lin TY
• Lu CW

• KMID: 2534906
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.4070/kcj.2022.0196

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  Figure 1 Arrow heads indicate distortion of a Perceval sutureless aortic valve stent (A). Aortic valve short axis view (B) and long axis view (C) showed PVL. Surgical images before revision (D) and after revision (E).PVL = paravalvular leak.

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