Successful fibrinolytic treatment in an old patient with acute aortic prosthetic thrombosis

Ergün Baris Kaya; Ugur Kocabas; Kudret Aytemir; Lale Tokgözoglu

doi:10.1093/ejechocard/jen072

Successful fibrinolytic treatment in an old patient with acute aortic prosthetic thrombosis

Eur J Echocardiogr. 2008 Jul;9(4):581-3. doi: 10.1093/ejechocard/jen072. Epub 2008 Feb 13.

Authors

Ergün Baris Kaya¹, Ugur Kocabas, Kudret Aytemir, Lale Tokgözoglu

Affiliation

¹ Cardiology Department, Faculty of Medicine, Hacettepe University, Sihhiye, Ankara 06100, Turkey. [email protected]

PMID: 18296393
DOI: 10.1093/ejechocard/jen072

Abstract

Thrombosis of mechanical heart valve prosthesis is a rare fatal complication after heart valve replacement. This report describes an old female patient with aortic prosthetic valve thrombosis who had a successful fibrinolytic treatment.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Aged, 80 and over
Aortic Valve Stenosis / surgery
Aortic Valve* / diagnostic imaging
Female
Fibrinolytic Agents / administration & dosage*
Heart Valve Prosthesis / adverse effects*
Heart Valve Prosthesis Implantation / adverse effects
Humans
Prosthesis Failure
Streptokinase / administration & dosage*
Thrombolytic Therapy
Thrombosis / diagnostic imaging
Thrombosis / drug therapy*
Thrombosis / etiology
Ultrasonography

Substances

Fibrinolytic Agents
Streptokinase