Successful thrombolytic therapy for prosthetic mitral valve thrombosis with hemodynamic obstruction: Case report and review of the literature

Akdeniz B., Baris N., Badak Ö., Aslan O.

JOURNAL OF HEART VALVE DISEASE, vol.14, no.5, pp.687-692, 2005 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 14 Issue: 5
  • Publication Date: 2005
  • Journal Name: JOURNAL OF HEART VALVE DISEASE
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.687-692
  • Dokuz Eylül University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Prosthetic valve thrombosis (PVT) is a serious complication of mechanical valves. The use of thrombolytic therapy to relieve thrombotic prosthetic valve obstruction is accepted for right-sided valves, but its role in left-sided valves and hemodynamically stable patients awaits clarification. The case is presented of a patient in whom prosthetic heart valve thrombosis was treated successfully with streptokinase under transesophageal echocardiographic guidance.