Thrombosed prosthetic mitral valve
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Thrombosed prosthetic mitral valve.
1 of 2 DESCRIPTION A 29-year-old woman presented with pulmonary oedema and low cardiac output. Her mitral valve was replaced 20 years back with a Sorin mechanical valve. She had stopped anticoagulants a month back on her own for excessive menstrual bleeding. Echo showed a gradient of 26 mm Hg across the valve with regurgitation. Fluroscopy confi rmed limited disc opening of only 15° with incomp...
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عنوان ژورنال: Case Reports
سال: 2012
ISSN: 1757-790X
DOI: 10.1136/bcr.10.2011.5002