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ArticleJACC. Case reports2026

Strategic Reintervention With Marked Oversizing and Overexpansion in TAV-in-SAV for Hemolytic Paravalvular Leak.

Makoto Saigan, Masaki Miyasaka, Keita Yoshiyama, Natsuko Satomi, Masaki Nakashima, Yusuke Enta, Yusuke Toki, Yoshiko Munehisa, Yukihiro Hayatsu, Norio Tada

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Makoto SaiganDepartment of Cardiology, Sendai Kousei Hospital, Sendai, Miyagi, Japan.
Masaki MiyasakaDepartment of Cardiology, Sendai Kousei Hospital, Sendai, Miyagi, Japan; Department of Laboratory Medicine, The Jikei University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan.
Keita YoshiyamaDepartment of Cardiology, Sendai Kousei Hospital, Sendai, Miyagi, Japan.
Natsuko SatomiDepartment of Cardiology, Sendai Kousei Hospital, Sendai, Miyagi, Japan.
Masaki NakashimaDepartment of Cardiology, Sendai Kousei Hospital, Sendai, Miyagi, Japan.
Yusuke EntaDepartment of Cardiology, Sendai Kousei Hospital, Sendai, Miyagi, Japan.
Yusuke TokiDepartment of Cardiology, Sendai Kousei Hospital, Sendai, Miyagi, Japan.
Yoshiko MunehisaDepartment of Cardiology, Sendai Kousei Hospital, Sendai, Miyagi, Japan.
Yukihiro HayatsuDepartment of Cardiovascular Surgery, Sendai, Miyagi, Japan.
Norio TadaDepartment of Cardiology, Sendai Kousei Hospital, Sendai, Miyagi, Japan. Electronic address: noriotada@hotmail.com.

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Abstract

backgroundParavalvular leak (PVL) is a common complication of surgical aortic valve replacement and may recur even after transcatheter plug closure. CASE SUMMARY: A 71-year-old man developed recurrent PVL with hemolytic anemia 4 years after plug closure after redo surgical aortic valve replacement with a 25-mm Carpentier-Edwards Perimount Magna Ease valve. Valve-in-valve transcatheter aortic valve replacement was performed using a 29-mm Sapien 3 Ultra Resilia valve (Edwards Lifesciences). To achieve sufficient oversizing and annular apposition, a deliberately oversized valve was selected and deployed using balloon overfilling. DISCUSSION: We report the intentional use of an oversized Sapien 3 valve with deliberate overexpansion beyond the standard size recommended for a 25-mm Magna Ease valve. This strategy led to effective PVL sealing and the complete resolution of hemolysis. TAKE-HOME MESSAGES: Anatomy-guided valve oversizing, combined with intentional overexpansion, is pivotal to procedural success. This approach may be a viable treatment option for high-risk patients with recurrent PVL.

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paravalvular leaksurgical bioprosthesistranscatheter aortic valve replacementvalve-in-valve procedure

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PMCPMC13008538

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