Kalantre Atul, Vettukattil Joseph, Haw Marcus, Veldtman Gruschen R
Congenital Cardiac Centre, University Hospital of Southampton, Southampton, UK.
J Interv Cardiol. 2007 Dec;20(6):555-8. doi: 10.1111/j.1540-8183.2007.00290.x.
Paravalvular leaks are a recognized complication of valve replacement surgery. We report a 47-year-old man with left atrial isomerism, interrupted left sided inferior caval vein with unilateral left sided superior caval vein, a common atrium, and anomalous pulmonary venous connection to the coronary sinus, who had recurrent severe para-right atrioventricular (AV) regurgitation with gross right heart failure following tricuspid valve (TCV) replacement. He underwent a hybrid surgery-transcatheter treatment strategy in the cardiac catheterization laboratory, which led to significant improvement in hemodynamics and symptoms. This to our knowledge is the first reported case of a minimally invasive approach to para-right sided AV valve regurgitation.