Fibrinolytic Treatment after Transient Ischaemic Attack Caused by Prosthetic Mitral Valve Thrombosis

Prosthetic valve thrombosis is one of the most severe complications after surgical valve replacement. There are many possible presentations: from asymptomatic to life-threatening complications. We report on a 61-year-old female patient with prosthetic replacement of the aortic and mitral valve in th...

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Main Authors: Cornel Koban, Michael Neuß, Grit Tambor, Frank Hölschermann, Christian Butter
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Language:English
Published: Wiley 2016-01-01
Series:Case Reports in Cardiology
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2016/6809263
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description Prosthetic valve thrombosis is one of the most severe complications after surgical valve replacement. There are many possible presentations: from asymptomatic to life-threatening complications. We report on a 61-year-old female patient with prosthetic replacement of the aortic and mitral valve in the in-house department of cardiac surgery 3 months ago. The patient was suffering from aphasia during 5 minutes in domesticity. After her presentation in the emergency room, the echocardiographic examination revealed a thrombotic formation of the prosthetic mitral valve. At presentation, the anticoagulation was outside the effective range (INR: 1.7). A successful thrombolytic therapy with the plasminogen activator urokinase was begun with complete resolution of the thrombus.
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spelling doaj-art-b6cae68e026541dd94135ecb0da45d822025-08-20T02:23:11ZengWileyCase Reports in Cardiology2090-64042090-64122016-01-01201610.1155/2016/68092636809263Fibrinolytic Treatment after Transient Ischaemic Attack Caused by Prosthetic Mitral Valve ThrombosisCornel Koban0Michael Neuß1Grit Tambor2Frank Hölschermann3Christian Butter4Immanuel Hospital Bernau Brandenburg Heart Center, Medical School Brandenburg, Ladeburger Straße 17, 16321 Bernau, GermanyImmanuel Hospital Bernau Brandenburg Heart Center, Medical School Brandenburg, Ladeburger Straße 17, 16321 Bernau, GermanyImmanuel Hospital Bernau Brandenburg Heart Center, Medical School Brandenburg, Ladeburger Straße 17, 16321 Bernau, GermanyImmanuel Hospital Bernau Brandenburg Heart Center, Medical School Brandenburg, Ladeburger Straße 17, 16321 Bernau, GermanyImmanuel Hospital Bernau Brandenburg Heart Center, Medical School Brandenburg, Ladeburger Straße 17, 16321 Bernau, GermanyProsthetic valve thrombosis is one of the most severe complications after surgical valve replacement. There are many possible presentations: from asymptomatic to life-threatening complications. We report on a 61-year-old female patient with prosthetic replacement of the aortic and mitral valve in the in-house department of cardiac surgery 3 months ago. The patient was suffering from aphasia during 5 minutes in domesticity. After her presentation in the emergency room, the echocardiographic examination revealed a thrombotic formation of the prosthetic mitral valve. At presentation, the anticoagulation was outside the effective range (INR: 1.7). A successful thrombolytic therapy with the plasminogen activator urokinase was begun with complete resolution of the thrombus.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2016/6809263
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Fibrinolytic Treatment after Transient Ischaemic Attack Caused by Prosthetic Mitral Valve Thrombosis
Case Reports in Cardiology
title Fibrinolytic Treatment after Transient Ischaemic Attack Caused by Prosthetic Mitral Valve Thrombosis
title_full Fibrinolytic Treatment after Transient Ischaemic Attack Caused by Prosthetic Mitral Valve Thrombosis
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title_full_unstemmed Fibrinolytic Treatment after Transient Ischaemic Attack Caused by Prosthetic Mitral Valve Thrombosis
title_short Fibrinolytic Treatment after Transient Ischaemic Attack Caused by Prosthetic Mitral Valve Thrombosis
title_sort fibrinolytic treatment after transient ischaemic attack caused by prosthetic mitral valve thrombosis
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