Successful thrombolysis of St. Jude Medical aortic prosthesis with tissue-type plasminogen activator in a pregnant woman: A case report

Cardiology in Review

Volumn 10, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 349-353

  Behrendt, P ^a   Schwartzkopff, B ^a   Perings, S ^a   Gerhardt, A ^a   Zotz, R B ^a   Strauer, B E ^a  

^a HEINRICH HEINE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Anticoagulation; Aortic prosthesis; Pregnancy; St. Jude Medical; Thrombolysis; Thrombus; Tissue type plasminogen activator

Indexed keywords

ALTEPLASE; ANTICOAGULANT AGENT; CREATINE KINASE MB; HEPARIN; LOW MOLECULAR WEIGHT HEPARIN; NADROPARIN; WARFARIN;

ADULT; AORTA PROSTHESIS; ARTICLE; BLOOD CLOT LYSIS; CASE REPORT; CREATINE KINASE BLOOD LEVEL; DOSE TIME EFFECT RELATION; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FIBRINOLYTIC THERAPY; FOLLOW UP; HEART VALVE PROSTHESIS; HUMAN; HYPERCOAGULABILITY; PLASMINOGEN ACTIVATION; PREGNANCY COMPLICATION; RISK ASSESSMENT; SAINT JUDE HEART VALVE PROSTHESIS; ST SEGMENT ELEVATION; THROMBOSIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0036844013     PISSN: 10615377     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00045415-200211000-00007     Document Type: Article

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