Percutaneous management of prosthetic valve thrombosis

Background: Thrombosis of a prosthetic valve is a serious complication in patients with prosthetic heart valves. Thrombolysis is the initial choice of treatment. Patients who do not respond to thrombolysis are subjected to surgery which carries a high risk. We report a case series of 5 patients with...

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Main Author: Vuppaladadhiam Hariram
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2014-07-01
Series:Indian Heart Journal
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0019483214001813