An unusual case of late bioprosthetic mitral valve thrombosis successfully managed with anticoagulation

European Journal of Echocardiography

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 399-400

  Aminian, Adel ^a   Lefebvre, Pascal ^a   Delmotte, Philippe ^a   Friart, Alain ^a  

^a Tivoli University Hospital   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Anticoagulation; Bioprosthetic; Thrombosis

Indexed keywords

ANTICOAGULANT AGENT; BLOOD CLOTTING FACTOR 8;

AGED; ANTICOAGULANT THERAPY; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; FEMALE; HEMODYNAMICS; HUMAN; MITRAL VALVE PROSTHESIS; MITRAL VALVE REPLACEMENT; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTHETIC VALVE THROMBOSIS; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; TRANSESOPHAGEAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; TRANSTHORACIC ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY;

AGED; ANTICOAGULANTS; BIOPROSTHESIS; FEMALE; HEART VALVE PROSTHESIS; HUMANS; MITRAL VALVE; THROMBOSIS;

EID: 43449084079     PISSN: 15252167     EISSN: 15322114     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.euje.2007.02.001     Document Type: Article

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