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SUBMITTER: Zhang DY
PROVIDER: S-EPMC3288522 | biostudies-literature | 2012 Dec
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
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]