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A CHALLENGING CASE OF AN OBSTRUCTIVE PROSTHETIC MITRAL VALVE THROMBOSIS TREATED SUCCESSFULLY WITH FIBRINOLYTIC THERAPY

Authors :
Amr Essa
Toufik Mahfood Haddad
Aiza Ahmad
Terrence Slattery
Source :
Journal of the American College of Cardiology. 73:2571
Publication Year :
2019
Publisher :
Elsevier BV, 2019.

Abstract

Prosthetic valve thrombosis (PVT) management can be challenging due to the overlapping features of different differentials and lacking randomized controlled trials between various therapeutic options. A 65-year-old female with a mechanical mitral prosthesis placed 18 months ago on Warfarin

Details

ISSN :
07351097
Volume :
73
Database :
OpenAIRE
Journal :
Journal of the American College of Cardiology
Accession number :
edsair.doi...........2c737ba26a76a4fa39f5ce8e4a274526
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1016/s0735-1097(19)33177-8