title: Thrombus at the pivot of a mechanical heart valve.
authors.affiliation: Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Saga Medical School, Saga, Japan. okazaki@post.saga-med.ac.jp
authors.forename: Yukio
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Okazaki
authors.forename: Kojiro
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Furukawa
authors.forename: Shinya
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Higuchi
authors.forename: Tsuyoshi
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Itoh
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000925:Anticoagulants / Q000008:administration & dosage; D001021:Aortic Valve / Q000601:surgery*; D001705:Bioprosthesis; D020878:Device Removal; D005337:Fibrin / Q000648:ultrastructure; D006350:Heart Valve Prosthesis; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008855:Microscopy, Electron, Scanning; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000473:pathology*; D011474:Prosthesis Design; D011475:Prosthesis Failure; D012086:Reoperation; D013499:Surface Properties; D015912:Thrombolytic Therapy; D013927:Thrombosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000473:pathology*; D017211:Treatment Failure
chemical_list: D000925:Anticoagulants; D005337:Fibrin