Diagnosis of Left-Sided Mechanical Prosthetic Valve Thrombosis: A Pictorial Review.

ABSTRACT: Although transcatheter valve therapy is rapidly evolving, surgical valve replacement is still required in many patients with severe left-side valve stenosis or regurgitation, the mechanical bi-leaflet heart valve being the standard prosthesis type in younger patients. Moreover, the prevalence of valvular heart disease is steadily increasing, especially in industrialized countries, and the problem of lifelong efficient anticoagulation of these patients remains fundamental, especially in the context where vitamin K antagonists continue to be the current standard of anticoagulation despite a level of oscillating anticoagulation. In this setting, avoiding prosthetic valve thrombosis after surgery is the number one objective for both the patient and the responsible physicians. Although rare, th

SUBMITTER: Serban A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10301355 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature