Implication of d-dimer in rheumatic severe mitral stenosis – A tertiary centre study

Implication of d-dimer in rheumatic severe mitral stenosis – A tertiary centre study

Background: In rheumatic mitral stenosis (MS), left atrial (LA) thrombus and LA spontaneous echo contrast (LA SEC) reflect hypercoagulability. The study focuses on whether D-dimer levels predict the existence of LA thrombus and SEC in patients with severe MS. Methods: 95 consecutive patients with se...

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Main Authors: Kiron Sukulal, Krishna Kumar Mohanan Nair, Bijulal Sasidharan, Ajitkumar Valaparambil, Sanjay Ganapathi, Sivasankaran Sivasubramanian, Harikrishnan Sivadasanpillai
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2020-03-01
Series:Indian Heart Journal
Subjects:
Thrombus
Mitral stenosis
Left atrium
D-dimer
Spontaneous echo contrast
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0019483220300596

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