Simultaneous Closure of Left Atrial Appendage and Mitral Paravalvular Leak
Robert T Kay, Prasham Dave, Alice Moroni, Abdulaziz Al-Shaibi, Kitae Kim, Michael Ruiz, Tasnim Vira, Sami Alnasser, Neil P Fam · 2026
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Description
Robert Kay and eight co-authors report a two-birds-one-device heart fix in a 2026 case study. An 81-year-old man had two valve swaps behind him and a leak beside the valve that kept returning despite plug repairs. The leak sent him back to hospital with heart failure and broke his red blood cells. His stroke risk from a faulty heart rhythm called for closing a small pouch in the heart, yet blood thinners were hard to keep up safely.
The leak sat right beside the pouch's mouth, which gave the team an opening. One plug device, placed in the pouch, sealed its mouth and the leak at once. A month on, the cell damage had eased, and at three months the seal still held on scans. The authors call it the first such use of this device and a simpler path for frail patients.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Robert T Kay, Prasham Dave, Alice Moroni, Abdulaziz Al-Shaibi, Kitae Kim, Michael Ruiz, Tasnim Vira, Sami Alnasser, Neil P Fam |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 18 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |