Mechanical Tricuspid Valve Thrombosis Successfully Treated With Tissue Plasminogen Activator.

ABSTRACT: Prosthetic mechanical valve thrombosis has traditionally been managed with urgent surgical intervention. However, the risk of redo sternotomy can be prohibitively high in some patients. Thrombolytic therapy as a noninvasive treatment of mechanical valve thrombosis is a well-recognized alternative, but optimal dosing and patient selection remain incompletely characterized for right-side mechanical valves.

SUBMITTER: Haraf R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10865125 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature