Conservative Management of a prostetic valve thrombosis: report of a successful case

• Tipo: Artigo em Revista Científica Internacional
• Data: 2014

Autores

Sousa C (Autor) Outra; Almeida J (Autor) Outra; Dias P (Autor) Outra; Almeida PB (Autor) Outra; Rangel I (Autor) Outra; Araújo V (Autor) Outra; Macedo F (Autor) Outra; Maciel MJ (Autor) FMUP

Revista

Título: Heart Lung and Circulation

Vol. 23 Nº 10

Páginas: e207-e209

ISSN: 1443-9506

Editora: Elsevier

Indexação

ISI Web of Knowledge - 6 Citações

Scopus - 6 Citações

Pubmed / Medline

Classificação Científica

FOS: Ciências médicas e da saúde > Medicina clínica

Outras Informações

ID Authenticus: P-009-VPH

DOI: 10.1016/j.hlc.2014.04.257

Abstract (EN): Prosthetic valve thrombosis (PVT) refers to the presence of non infective material in valvular apparatus, interfering with its function. It is a potentially fatal complication of valvular replacement surgery. Treatment options include surgery, fibrinolysis and anticoagulation optimisation. The authors present the case of a young man, carrier of an aortic prosthetic mechanical valve, who didn't take his anticoagulant medicine, admitted for an acute obstructive PVT, with evidence of a large thrombotic mass on the aortic valve (> 1cm(2)). The patient refused surgical treatment and eventually presented a complete resolution of the acute PVT with anticoagulation optimisation.

Idioma: Inglês

Tipo (Avaliação Docente): Científica

Notas: Sousa C, Almeida J, Dias P, Almeida PB, Rangel I, Araújo V, Macedo F, Maciel MJ. Conservative Management of a prostetic valve thrombosis – report of a successful case. Heart, Lung & Circulation 2014; 23(10): e207-9