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Successful thrombectomy for thrombosis of aortic composite valve graft in pregnancy.

Abstract
Prosthetic heart valve thrombosis in pregnancy is a life-threatening complication whose management remains controversial and particularly difficult because of the additional challenge to save the fetus. Thrombolysis, thrombectomy, or prosthetic replacement are the currently available options. We report the case of a 17-week pregnant patient who was successfully treated by emergency open-heart thrombectomy for thrombosis of an aortic composite valve graft. Pregnancy was carried to term and a healthy baby was vaginally delivered 5 months later.
AuthorsFrancesco Alessandrini, Elisabetta Lapenna, Giuseppe Nasso, Michele De Bonis, Gian Federico Possati
JournalThe Annals of thoracic surgery (Ann Thorac Surg) Vol. 75 Issue 4 Pg. 1317-8 (Apr 2003) ISSN: 0003-4975 [Print] Netherlands
PMID12683588 (Publication Type: Case Reports, Journal Article)
Topics
  • Adult
  • Aortic Valve
  • Female
  • Heart Valve Prosthesis
  • Humans
  • Pregnancy
  • Pregnancy Complications, Cardiovascular (surgery)
  • Pregnancy Outcome
  • Thrombectomy
  • Thrombosis (surgery)

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