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Case study and review: Treatment of tricuspid prosthetic valve thrombosis.
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PMID:  22000268     Owner:  NLM     Status:  Publisher    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
Prosthetic valve thrombosis (PVT) is a severe and life-threatening complication of heart valve replacement. Conventional therapy is surgical thrombectomy or valve replacement. Medical thrombolysis is another emerging option. We report the case of a 57year old woman with a history of Ebstein anomaly who underwent successful treatment of tricuspid prosthetic valve thrombosis with intra-atrial infusion of very low dose recombinant tissue plasminogen activator (tPA). We review the presentation, etiology, diagnosis, and treatment of tricuspid PVT emphasizing a modified medical option as a safe, minimally invasive alternative to surgical intervention or conventional medical therapy for tricuspid valve thrombosis.
Authors:
David Yi Zhang; Jay Lozier; Richard Chang; Vandana Sachdev; Marcus Y Chen; Jennifer L Audibert; Keith A Horvath; Douglas R Rosing
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Publication Detail:
Type:  JOURNAL ARTICLE     Date:  2011-10-13
Journal Detail:
Title:  International journal of cardiology     Volume:  -     ISSN:  1874-1754     ISO Abbreviation:  -     Publication Date:  2011 Oct 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2011-10-17     Completed Date:  -     Revised Date:  -    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  8200291     Medline TA:  Int J Cardiol     Country:  -    
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Languages:  ENG     Pagination:  -     Citation Subset:  -    
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Published by Elsevier Ireland Ltd.
Affiliation:
Division of Internal Medicine, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, FL, United States.
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