[Intermittent opening and flow of a mitral valve prosthesis caused by acute and chronic thrombosis].
The case report concerns a female with intermittent opening and flow of Bjork mitral prosthesis demonstrated by echo-doppler. Dyspnoea and rapidly worsening heart failure were also present. Anatomic confirmation during cardiac surgery showed a fresh thrombus over old one. Principal instrumental criteria of prosthesis thrombosis are finally reported.
Assanelli
D
D
Marconi
M
M
Nordio
G
G
Pardini
A
A
D004417:Dyspnea / Q000209:etiology; D015150:Echocardiography, Doppler; D005260:Female; D006333:Heart Failure / Q000209:etiology; D006350:Heart Valve Prosthesis / Q000009:adverse effects*; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D008943:Mitral Valve; D011474:Prosthesis Design; D011475:Prosthesis Failure; D012086:Reoperation; D013575:Syncope / Q000209:etiology; D013927:Thrombosis / Q000209:etiology*
Apertura e flusso intermittenti di una protesi mitralica dovuti a trombosi acuta e cronica.