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SUBMITTER: DeZorzi CJ
PROVIDER: S-EPMC8302786 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Apr
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
JACC. Case reports 20210421 4
A 48-year-old woman presented with heart failure and bioprosthetic pulmonary valve regurgitation 2 years after pulmonary valve replacement. Intracardiac echocardiography demonstrated uniform thickening of a single prosthetic valve leaflet suggesting leaflet thrombosis rather than bioprosthetic valve degeneration. After 3 months of anticoagulation, valve regurgitation and symptoms improved. (<b>Level of Difficulty: Intermediate.</b>). ...[more]