A Mobile Thrombus Adhering to an Intra-Annular Self-Expanding Transcatheter Aortic Valve

An 81-year-old woman who had undergone transcatheter aortic valve implantation 3 months earlier underwent routine follow-up transthoracic echocardiography, which revealed a mobile thrombus adhering to the bioprosthetic valve. This thrombus differed in morphology from transcatheter aortic valve impla...

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Published in:JACC: Case Reports
Main Authors: Naoki Nishiura, MD, Yasushi Fuku, MD, Atsushi Sakata, MD, Takeshi Maruo, MD, PhD, Kazushige Kadota, MD, PhD
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2024-01-01
Subjects:
aortic stenosis
thrombus
transcatheter aortic valve implantation
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2666084923005247
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Summary:An 81-year-old woman who had undergone transcatheter aortic valve implantation 3 months earlier underwent routine follow-up transthoracic echocardiography, which revealed a mobile thrombus adhering to the bioprosthetic valve. This thrombus differed in morphology from transcatheter aortic valve implantation valve thrombi commonly seen in daily practice.
ISSN:2666-0849

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