Prosthetic Tricuspid Valve Thrombosis

Prosthetic valve thrombosis, a serious complication of prosthetic valve replacement, can be lethal without proper treatment. Right-sided valve thrombosis is rare but several therapeutic modalities can be considered: anticoagulation therapy, fibrinolysis, or surgery. Here, we report a case of signifi...

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Published inCurēus (Palo Alto, CA) Vol. 10; no. 7; p. e2928
Main Authors Zaghloul, Ahmed, Iorgoveanu, Corina, Desai, Aakash, Silkowski, Molly, Balakumaran, Kathir
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States Cureus Inc 05.07.2018
Cureus
Subjects
Blood clots
Cardiac/Thoracic/Vascular Surgery
Cardiology
Case reports
Catheters
Diabetic retinopathy
Edema
Embolisms
Heart
Internal Medicine
Mortality
Patients
Prostheses
Pulmonary hypertension
Surgery
Thrombosis
Ultrasonic imaging
New York
United States > US
Ohio
prosthetic valves
thrombosis
tricuspid valve
valve thrombosis
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Summary:Prosthetic valve thrombosis, a serious complication of prosthetic valve replacement, can be lethal without proper treatment. Right-sided valve thrombosis is rare but several therapeutic modalities can be considered: anticoagulation therapy, fibrinolysis, or surgery. Here, we report a case of significant tricuspid valve thrombosis which failed fibrinolytic therapy requiring repeat sternotomy with repeat tricuspid valve replacement with a porcine bioprosthesis.
ISSN:2168-8184
2168-8184
DOI:10.7759/cureus.2928