Successful thrombolytic therapy for prosthetic mitral valve thrombosis with hemodynamic obstruction: Case report and review of the literature
JOURNAL OF HEART VALVE DISEASE, vol.14, no.5, pp.687-692, 2005 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)
- 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.