Thrombolytic therapy in prosthetic valve thrombosis in the second trimester of pregnancy

[Thrombolytic therapy in prosthetic valve thrombosis].

Successful Use of Two Thrombolytic Drugs in Prosthetic Mitral and Aortic Valve Thrombosis

Introduction: Prosthetic valve thrombosis is a rare and severe complication of valve replacement, most often encountered with a mechanical prosthesis. The significant morbidity and mortality associated with this condition warrant rapid diagnostic evaluation. Although surgery is the first-line therapy in symptomatic obstructive mechanical valve thrombosis, thrombolytic therapy has been used as a...

Management of prosthetic valve thrombosis in pregnancy.

Management of prosthetic valve thrombosis in pregnancy Tratamento da trombose da válvula protética na gravidez Dear Editor, We read with great interest the article by Cardoso et al. which was recently published in the Journal. 1 We thank the authors for the contribution of their report describing thrombolytic therapy (TT) with streptokinase (SK) in a pregnant patient with prosthetic valve throm...

A case of prosthetic valve thrombosis in pregnancy

Results We report the case of a 24 year old pregnant woman at eight weeks' gestation with a prosthetic valve under therapy with enoxaparin 60 mg/day who came to the emergency department with ischemic cerebral infarction. The echocardiogram performed at hospital admission revealed a severe mitral prosthesis thrombosis. Intravenous heparin was started. The patient switched to warfarin at 16 weeks...

Management of Patients With Prosthetic Valve Thrombosis After Failed Thrombolytic Therapy.

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