Abstract |
Pregnancy is among the risk factors for mechanical valve thrombosis, and even though thrombolytic therapy is contraindicated during pregnancy, it may be used in the treatment of this life-threatening complication. This case report describes a pregnant patient, whose echocardiogram showed evident gradient increase on her mechanical prosthetic mitral valve, and who was treated successfully with tissue plasminogen activator for mechanical valve thrombosis.
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Authors | Erkan Köklü, İsa Öner Yüksel, Zehra Erkal, Selçuk Küçükseymen, Şakir Arslan |
Journal | Turk Kardiyoloji Dernegi arsivi : Turk Kardiyoloji Derneginin yayin organidir
(Turk Kardiyol Dern Ars)
Vol. 43
Issue 6
Pg. 554-7
(Sep 2015)
ISSN: 1016-5169 [Print] Turkey |
PMID | 26363749
(Publication Type: Case Reports, Journal Article)
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Topics |
- Adult
- Diagnosis, Differential
- Dyspnea
(etiology)
- Echocardiography, Transesophageal
- Female
- Heart Valve Prosthesis
- Humans
- Mitral Valve
(diagnostic imaging, pathology)
- Pregnancy
- Pregnancy Complications, Cardiovascular
(diagnosis, diagnostic imaging, drug therapy)
- Prenatal Diagnosis
- Thrombolytic Therapy
- Thrombosis
(complications, diagnosis, diagnostic imaging, drug therapy)
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