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While entering tracking system data, an explant report was encountered.Reason for explant was researched and found to be due to paravalvular leak (pvl), 2 years post-op.Re-operated and replaced with a tissue valve.Minimally invasive surgical technique was used.Patient presented at hospital with progressive worsening shortness of breath, chest pain.Aortic insufficiency.This is aortic valve replacement (avr) #3 for this patient.First valve was tissue in 2008, 2nd was on-x in 2013, latest re-do was another tissue valve.1st avr failed due to endocarditis.Received extensive medical records and op notes for this patient this is being reported because pvl is defined in the aats/sts guidelines as valve-related and reportable.It is listed among the adverse events that can occur for a heart valve patient, in section 5 of the ifu.This event is occuring within expected frequency and no trends are seen.
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