Balancing Hemostasis with Thrombosis

A 32-year-old pregnant woman with a mechanical mitral valve was admitted with vaginal bleeding and was found to have placenta previa. During her hospital stay, she developed acute valvular thrombosis. She underwent an emergency cesarean section followed by successful mechanical valve replacement.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Darren Harrison, MD, Varun Pattisapu, MD, Ryan Cooney, MD, Sovik De Sirkar, MD, Francisco Diaz-Viera, MD, David Zientek, MD
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2024-01-01
Series:JACC: Case Reports
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2666084923004989