Prosthetic pulmonary valve thrombosis in pregnancy successfully treated with thrombolysis

Internal Medicine Journal

Volumn 38, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 142-143

  Wei, A ^a   Alison, J ^b   Goldstein, J ^b   Tippett, C ^b   Coughlan, P B ^a  

^a ALFRED HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b MONASH MEDICAL CENTRE   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTICOAGULANT AGENT; ENOXAPARIN; HEPARIN; TISSUE PLASMINOGEN ACTIVATOR; WARFARIN;

ADULT; BLOOD CLOT LYSIS; CASE REPORT; DIZZINESS; DYSPNEA; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; LETTER; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTHETIC VALVE DYSFUNCTION; PULMONARY VALVE DISEASE; PULMONARY VALVE STENOSIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VAGINAL DELIVERY;

ADULT; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY, TRANSESOPHAGEAL; FEMALE; FIBRINOLYTIC AGENTS; HEART VALVE PROSTHESIS; HUMANS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS, HEMATOLOGIC; PULMONARY VALVE; THROMBOSIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 39149131391     PISSN: 14440903     EISSN: 14455994     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1445-5994.2007.01559.x     Document Type: Letter

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