%0 Journal Article
%T Cardiac imaging in prosthetic paravalvular leaks
%A Carla L¨¢zaro
%A Jose Luis Zamorano
%A Rocio Hinojar
%J SCIE-indexed Journal
%D 2014
%X Prosthetic paravalvular leak (PVL) is a serious complication after surgical valve replacement secondary to an inappropriate sealing of the prosthetic ring to the native cardiac tissue producing peri-prosthetic regurgitation. Although most of the cases consist on mild and asymptomatic regurgitations that are usually detected as an incidental finding, a small percentage of patients shows large and clinically significant regurgitations
%U http://cdt.amegroups.com/article/view/4202/5207