title: Starr-Edwards valve thrombosis detected preoperatively by transesophageal echocardiography.
abstract: A 31-year-old woman developed increasing signs of congestive heart failure 15 years following placement of a mitral Starr-Edwards mechanical valve. A preoperative transesophageal echocardiogram (TEE) demonstrated a large, obstructive valvular thrombus and the patient underwent successful reoperative valve replacement.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, University of Virginia Health Sciences Center, Charlottesville 22908.
authors.forename: S G
authors.initials: SG
authors.lastname: Pollock
authors.forename: J M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Dent
authors.forename: C L
authors.initials: CL
authors.lastname: Simek
authors.forename: L W
authors.initials: LW
authors.lastname: Gimple
authors.forename: R A
authors.initials: RA
authors.lastname: Johns
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kaul
authors.forename: W D
authors.initials: WD
authors.lastname: Spotnitz
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D017548:Echocardiography, Transesophageal; D005260:Female; D006333:Heart Failure / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D006350:Heart Valve Prosthesis; D006801:Humans; D008943:Mitral Valve / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D008946:Mitral Valve Stenosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery; D011475:Prosthesis Failure; D012086:Reoperation; D012214:Rheumatic Heart Disease / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D013927:Thrombosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery