Organized Prosthetic Tricuspid Valve Thrombosis Treated Successfully with Medical Treatment.
10.4250/jcu.2013.21.4.192
- Author:
Hyo Sun SHIN
1
;
Kyung Hee KIM
;
Hee Sun LEE
;
Hong Mi CHOI
;
Seung Ah LEE
;
Eun Ah PARK
;
Hyung Kwan KIM
Author Information
1. Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul, Korea. learnbyliving9@gmail.com
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Prosthetic tricuspid valve;
Thrombosis;
MDCT
- MeSH:
Echocardiography;
Female;
Heparin, Low-Molecular-Weight;
Humans;
Middle Aged;
Thrombosis*;
Tricuspid Valve*
- From:Journal of Cardiovascular Ultrasound
2013;21(4):192-196
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
Prosthetic valve thrombosis (PVT) can be a life-threatening complication that requires immediate treatment. We present a case of 57-year-old woman with tricuspid PVT who was definitely diagnosed by multi-detector-row computed tomography limited with echocardiography. The patient was treated successfully with an alternative approach using low molecular weight heparin bridging therapy followed by intensifying anticoagulation alone.
