title: [Thrombolysis in acute tricuspid valve thrombosis].
abstract: The usual treatment of acute heart valve thrombosis is thrombectomy or heart valve replacement. During the last 20 years there have been a few reports of thrombolytic treatment for heart valve thrombosis. We report the successful treatment of two patients with a thrombosed tricuspid heart valve. Both patients received streptokinase. The diagnosis of heart valve thrombosis was based on the clinical status of the patients, cineradiology and echocardiography. Both patients received the combination of salicylic acid and warfarin after streptokinase treatment. Follow-up has shown well functioning heart valves in both patients.
authors.affiliation: Kirurgisk avdeling A Rikshospitalet, Oslo.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Saatvedt
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Lindberg
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Nordstrand
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D000328:Adult; D003328:Coronary Thrombosis / Q000188:drug therapy*; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D013300:Streptokinase / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D015912:Thrombolytic Therapy; D014261:Tricuspid Valve / Q000187:drug effects / Q000503:physiopathology
chemical_list: D013300:Streptokinase
vernacular_title: Trombolyse ved akutt trombosert trikuspidalventil.