An unusual Doppler-echocardiographic finding in case of a Björk-Shiley mitral prosthetic valve thrombosis.
We report a patient in whom the commonly accepted Doppler echocardiographic findings failed to suggest prosthetic valve dysfunction. This was diagnosed by M-mode technique. We therefore feel that M-mode echocardiography still has its place in the complete evaluation of patients with suspected prosthetic valve dysfunction.
Forster
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2nd Department of Medicine, Albert Szent-Györgyi University Medical School, Szeged, Hungary.
Varga
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Péterffy
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Csanády
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D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004452:Echocardiography; D015150:Echocardiography, Doppler; D005260:Female; D006331:Heart Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D006350:Heart Valve Prosthesis / Q000009:adverse effects*; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D008943:Mitral Valve; D011474:Prosthesis Design; D011475:Prosthesis Failure; D013927:Thrombosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*