Starr-Edwards valve thrombosis detected preoperatively by transesophageal echocardiography.
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.
Pollock
S G
SG
Department of Medicine, University of Virginia Health Sciences Center, Charlottesville 22908.
Dent
J M
JM
Simek
C L
CL
Gimple
L W
LW
Johns
R A
RA
Kaul
S
S
Spotnitz
W D
WD
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