Thrombolysis as first choice therapy in prosthetic heart valve thrombosis. A study of 68 patients

Journal of Thrombosis and Thrombolysis

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 185-190

  Cáceres Lóriga, Fidel Manuel ^a   Pérez López, Horacio ^a   Morlans Hernández, Karel ^a   Facundo Sánchez, Humberto ^b   Santos Gracia, José ^a   Valiente Mustelier, Juan ^a   Rodiles Aldana, Felipe ^a   Marrero Mirayaga, Maria Acelia ^c   Betancourt, Blas Y ^d   López Saura, Pedro ^d  

^a Inst Cardiol Cardiovasc Surg   (Cuba)

^b HOSPITAL CLINICOQUIRÚRGICO HERMANOS AMEIJEIRAS   (Cuba)

^c National Center for the Coordination of Clinical Assays   (Cuba)

^d Center for Biological Research Cuba   (Cuba)

Author keywords

Prosthetic heart valve thrombosis; Recombinant streptokinase; Thrombolytic treatment

Indexed keywords

FIBRINOLYTIC AGENT; HEBERKINASA; HEPARIN; STREPTOKINASE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLEEDING DISORDER; BLOOD CLOT LYSIS; BRAIN HEMORRHAGE; CHILL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; FEMALE; FEVER; HEART FAILURE; HEART VALVE PROSTHESIS; HUMAN; INTRACARDIAC THROMBOSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MITRAL VALVE PROSTHESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRANSTHORACIC ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; TRICUSPID VALVE; VOMITING;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; FEMALE; FIBRINOLYTIC AGENTS; HEART VALVE PROSTHESIS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; STREPTOKINASE; THROMBOLYTIC THERAPY; THROMBOSIS;

EID: 33645854943     PISSN: 09295305     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11239-006-4969-y     Document Type: Article

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