Transcatheter Closure of Mitral Paravalvular Leak via Multiple Approaches

Table 2

Procedural characteristics.

Total patients	35
Acute successful procedures	33 (94.3%)
Approach
Transfemoral	14
Transseptal	1
Transseptal A-V loop	13
Transapical	4
Transseptal and transapical A-V loop	3
Devices
PDA occluder	16
ADO II	3
VSD occluder	3
AVP II occluder	21
Single device	27
Two devices	8
General anesthesia	7
Local anesthesia	28
Fluoroscopic time (min)	17–50 (23.6 ± 12.1)
Procedural time (min)	67–300 (124 ± 62)
Hospital stay (days)	5–17 (8.3 ± 3.2)
Patients needing blood transfusions	4 (11.4%)

A-V: arteriovenous; PDA: patent ductus arteriosus; ADO : Amplatzer duct occluder; VSD: ventricular septal defect; AVP : Amplatzer vascular plug.