A case of mechanical pulmonary valve thrombosis

A case of mechanical pulmonary valve thrombosis

Prosthetic valve thrombosis (PVT) is a rare but dreadful complication of mechanical prosthetic valves. Even though mechanical valves in pulmonary position are rarely implanted, obstruction by thrombosis warrants rapid diagnostic assessment and treatment. Transthoracic echocardiography plays an impor...

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Main Authors: Kathirvel Duraisamy, Cecily Mary Majella, Prathapkumar Gorijavaram, G Ravishankar, Justinpaul Gnanaraj, G Palanisamy, Gnanavelu Ganesan, N Swaminathan, Venkatesan Sangareddi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2018-01-01
Series:Journal of the Indian Academy of Echocardiography & Cardiovascular Imaging
Subjects:
mechanical pulmonary valve
prosthetic valve thrombosis
streptokinase
thrombolytic therapy
Online Access:http://www.jiaecho.org/article.asp?issn=2543-1463;year=2018;volume=2;issue=1;spage=78;epage=79;aulast=Duraisamy

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