Left Atrial Thrombus in a Patient with Mitral Bioprosthetic Valve
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Bioprosthetic valves are used for patients who’s conditions are unfavorable for anticoagulant therapy. A 72-year-old woman underwent operation for severe mitral stenosis and mild regurgitation in our cardiovascular surgery clinic four years ago 27 mm (this is highly unusual) St Jude to have a bioprosthesis mitral valve implanted. Surgeons chose bioprosthesis instead of a mechanical valve due to her inadequate international normalized ratio (INR) control. The patient recovered control INR six months after surgery. 100 mg acetylsalicylic acid was administered once daily. The patient attended our cardiology polyclinic for exercise induced dyspnea. Electrocardiography was in sinus rythm upon examination for a period of 12 Images in Cardiovascular Medicine
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