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Displacement of the Amplatzer occluder device from the mitral paraprosthetic leak

Department of Cardiac and Thoracic Surgery, The Chaim Sheba Medical Center, Tel Hashomer 52621, Israel

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E-mail address: shi_min_yuan{at}yahoo.com (S.-M. Yuan).

A critically ill patient had a major mitral paravalvular leak, failed device closure of the leak, and severe hemolytic anemia after a third mitral valve replacement. Echocardiography showed the Amplatzer occluder device completely displaced and swirled in the left atrial cavity. His condition was greatly improved after a fourth mitral valve replacement.

Key Words: Amplatzer occluder device; Complication; Hemolytic anemia; Mitral valve replacement; Paravalvular leak