Index of deterioration of patients with mechanical prosthetic heart valve thrombosis

Index of deterioration of patients with mechanical prosthetic heart valve thrombosis

Abstract Background Mechanical prosthetic heart valves are known for their durability; however, a malfunctioning prosthesis can deteriorate rapidly to become a life-threatening complication. Our aim was to calculate a numerical index to express the rate of clinical deterioration of patients presenti...

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Main Authors: Ahmed Hassouna, Mohamed El-Ghanam, Hasan Moftah, Khaled Samir, Khaled Refaat
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2020-09-01
Series:The Cardiothoracic Surgeon
Subjects:
Prosthetic valve malfunction
Prosthetic valve thrombosis
Mechanical valve thrombosis
Scoring systems
EuroScore II
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s43057-020-00033-0

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