Mechanical Prosthetic Aortic Valve Thrombosis Complicated by an Acute Coronary Syndrome During Fibrinolysis

Mechanical Prosthetic Aortic Valve Thrombosis Complicated by an Acute Coronary Syndrome During Fibrinolysis

A 70-year-old man with mechanical aortic and mitral valves was admitted with progressive shortness of breath. He was found to have thrombosis of the aortic valve prosthesis. Treatment with intravenous thrombolysis was complicated by an acute coronary syndrome related to coronary embolism. The patien...

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Main Authors: Joe Aoun, MD, Jean-Pierre Assaker, MD, Nadeen Faza, MD, Neal S. Kleiman, MD, Nadim Zacca, MD, Stephen H. Little, MD
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2020-11-01
Series:JACC: Case Reports
Subjects:
acute coronary syndrome
aortic valve
coronary embolism
fibrinolysis
mitral valve
left-sided prosthetic valve thrombosis
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2666084920311074

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