Introduction
As the number of surgical and transcatheter valve replacements continues
to increase in the aging population, so does the prevalence of
paravalvular
leak (PVL), the uncommon but
life-threatening
complication. Although Given known guidelines focus on valvular heart
disease and PVL,
diagnosis
of PVL is arduous and prone to misdiagnosis.
Transesophageal
echocardiogram
(TEE)
plays a major role in assessment of the location and severity of PVL. We
report a case of an elderly man diagnosed as PVL with help of TEE, and
ultimately received
interventional
transcatheter closure. Signed written informed consent from the patient
was obtained for reporting this case.