Is thrombolysis or surgery the best option for acute prosthetic valve thrombosis?

Interactive Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery

Volumn 6, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 806-811

  Das, Moloy ^a   Twomey, Darragh ^a   Al Khaddour, Ahmad ^a   Dunning, Joel ^a  

^a JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Evidence based medicine; Prosthetic valve thrombosis; Thrombolytic therapy

Indexed keywords

ALTEPLASE; HEPARIN; STREPTOKINASE; TISSUE PLASMINOGEN ACTIVATOR; UROKINASE;

ACUTE DISEASE; ARTICLE; BLEEDING; CARDIOGENIC SHOCK; COMORBIDITY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; EMBOLISM; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; FIBRINOLYTIC THERAPY; HEART FAILURE; HEART VALVE PROSTHESIS; HEART VALVE SURGERY; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; INTRACARDIAC THROMBOSIS; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MEDICAL LITERATURE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLICATION; SURGICAL MORTALITY; THROMBUS; TRANSESOPHAGEAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; UNSPECIFIED SIDE EFFECT;

ACUTE DISEASE; BENCHMARKING; CARDIAC SURGICAL PROCEDURES; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; FIBRINOLYTIC AGENTS; HEART VALVE PROSTHESIS IMPLANTATION; HUMANS; PATIENT SELECTION; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; THROMBECTOMY; THROMBOLYTIC THERAPY; THROMBOSIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 37349035267     PISSN: 15699293     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1510/icvts.2007.165399     Document Type: Article

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