Thrombotic obstruction of bileaflet mechanical prosthetic heart valves: Early diagnosis and management

Journal of Cardiovascular Surgery

Volumn 39, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 331-335

  Kayali, M T ^a   Fetieh, M W ^a   Abdulsalam, M A ^a   Memon, F ^a   Moinuddin, M ^a   Raffa, H ^a  

^a KING FAHAD GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

Heart valve prosthesis, adverse effects; Thrombectomy; Thrombolytic therapy; Thrombosis, diagnosis

Indexed keywords

HEPARIN; STREPTOKINASE;

ADULT; AORTA BALLOON; ARTICLE; BRAIN EMBOLISM; CARDIOGENIC SHOCK; CLINICAL ARTICLE; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; EMERGENCY SURGERY; ENERGY; FEMALE; FEMOROFEMORAL BYPASS; FIBRINOLYTIC THERAPY; HEART MUSCLE; HEART VALVE PROSTHESIS; HUMAN; LUNG EDEMA; MALE; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; OBSTRUCTION; THROMBECTOMY; THROMBOSIS;

ADULT; EDEMA, CARDIAC; FEMALE; HEART VALVE PROSTHESIS; HEART VALVE PROSTHESIS IMPLANTATION; HUMANS; MALE; PROSTHESIS DESIGN; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SHOCK, CARDIOGENIC; THROMBOLYTIC THERAPY; THROMBOSIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0031820445     PISSN: 00219509     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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