Study of patients with prosthetic heart valve thrombosis
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Management of prosthetic valve thrombosis
Valvular re-replacement is the traditional therapy for prosthetic valve thrombosis[1–7]. Systemic fibrinolysis, leaving the valve substitute in place, and thrombectomy have been suggested as alternative therapeutic options. In order to weigh the risks against the benefits of surgical versus thrombolytic treatment, we performed a metaanalysis of data from 23 major studies reported since 1980 in ...
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عنوان ژورنال: Indian Heart Journal
سال: 2014
ISSN: 0019-4832
DOI: 10.1016/j.ihj.2014.10.372