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<journal-id journal-id-type="publisher-id">CC</journal-id>
<journal-id journal-id-type="nlm-ta">Cardiol Croat</journal-id>
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<journal-title>Cardiologia Croatica</journal-title>
<abbrev-journal-title abbrev-type="pubmed">Cardiol. Croat.</abbrev-journal-title>
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<issn pub-type="ppub">1848-543X</issn>
<issn pub-type="epub">1848-5448</issn>
<publisher><publisher-name>Croatian Cardiac Society</publisher-name></publisher>
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<article-id pub-id-type="publisher-id">CC_13(1-2)_58</article-id>
<article-id pub-id-type="doi">10.15836/ccar2018.58</article-id>
<article-categories><subj-group subj-group-type="heading"><subject>Extended Abstract</subject></subj-group>
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<article-title>Percutaneous closure of a paravalvular leak: a case report</article-title>
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<contrib contrib-type="author" corresp="yes"><name><surname>Kvaternik</surname><given-names>Morena</given-names></name><ext-link ext-link-type="uri" xlink:href="https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8510-1633">https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8510-1633</ext-link><xref ref-type="corresp" rid="cor1">*</xref></contrib><contrib contrib-type="author"><name><surname>Stani&#x0161;i&#x0107;</surname><given-names>Pavica</given-names></name><ext-link ext-link-type="uri" xlink:href="https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4460-4888">https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4460-4888</ext-link></contrib><contrib contrib-type="author"><name><surname>Vi&#x0161;njovski</surname><given-names>Ru&#x017E;ica</given-names></name><ext-link ext-link-type="uri" xlink:href="https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9496-0680">https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9496-0680</ext-link></contrib>
<aff id="aff1"><institution>University Hospital Centre Rijeka</institution>, <addr-line>Rijeka</addr-line>, <country>Croatia</country></aff>
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<corresp id="cor1"><label>*</label>ADDRESS FOR CORRESPONDENCE: Morena Kvaternik, Klini&#x010D;ki bolni&#x010D;ki centar Rijeka, Kre&#x0161;imirova 42, HR-51000 Rijeka, Croatia. / Phone: +385-91-7349-766 / E-mail: <email xlink:href="morena.1207@gmail.com">morena.1207@gmail.com</email></corresp></author-notes>
<pub-date pub-type="epub-ppub"><month>02</month><year>2018</year></pub-date>
<volume>13</volume>
<issue>1-2</issue>
<fpage>58</fpage>
<lpage>58</lpage>
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<date date-type="received"><day>30</day><month>01</month><year>2018</year></date><date date-type="accepted"><day>10</day><month>02</month><year>2018</year></date>
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<copyright-year>2018</copyright-year>
<copyright-holder>Croatian Cardiac Society</copyright-holder>
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<kwd-group kwd-group-type="author"><title>Keywords: </title><kwd>paravalvular leak</kwd><kwd>percutaneous closure of paravalvular leak</kwd><kwd>minimally invasive method</kwd></kwd-group>
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<p>Paravalvular leak after artificial valve implantation is rare but serious complication. The patients are usually older, with a lot of comorbidities and surgical approach is connected with large perioperative risk and possible failure. Percutanous closure is minimally invasive method and very efficient. As the number of patients with implanted valves is growing, there will be increased need for these interventions. (<xref ref-type="bibr" rid="r1"><italic>1</italic></xref>, <xref ref-type="bibr" rid="r2"><italic>2</italic></xref>)</p>
<p>We are presenting a case of percutaneous closure of aortic paravalvular leak in a younger female patient, using Occlutech&#x2019;s nitinol mesh occluder (PLD Occluder 63PLD07T).</p>
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