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Case study and review: treatment of tricuspid prosthetic valve thrombosis.


ABSTRACT: 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 57 year 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.

SUBMITTER: Zhang DY 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3288522 | biostudies-literature | 2012 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Case study and review: treatment of tricuspid prosthetic valve thrombosis.

Zhang David Yi DY   Lozier Jay J   Chang Richard R   Sachdev Vandana V   Chen Marcus Y MY   Audibert Jennifer L JL   Horvath Keith A KA   Rosing Douglas R DR  

International journal of cardiology 20111014 1


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 57 year 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, eti  ...[more]

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