Thrombolytic treatment for thrombotic complication of valve prosthesis after tricuspid valve replacement. A case report.
The report of a case, in which thrombolytic treatment with streptokinase was twice used successfully in a 14-year-old girl, 23 and 27 months after tricuspid valve replacement with a Björk-Shiley tilting disc valve prosthesis, is presented. The patient had earlier undergone a thrombectomy.
D000293:Adolescent; D005260:Female; D006350:Heart Valve Prosthesis / Q000009:adverse effects*; D006801:Humans; D006854:Hydrocortisone / Q000627:therapeutic use; D010701:Phonocardiography; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000188:drug therapy; D013300:Streptokinase / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D013771:Tetralogy of Fallot / Q000601:surgery; D013927:Thrombosis / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000209:etiology; D014261:Tricuspid Valve / Q000601:surgery*
D013300:Streptokinase; D006854:Hydrocortisone