Embolization from biological prosthetic aortic root.
The transesophageal echocardiography of a 56-year-old woman admitted with anterior myocardial infarction and stroke showed extensive thrombosis in a biological prosthetic aortic root; the patient had discontinued oral anticoagulants three months before.
Anselmino
Monica
M
Ospedale Giovanni Bosco, Divisione di Cardiologia, Piazza Donatore di sangue 3, 10100 Torino, Italy. monica.anselmino@fastwebnet.it
Andria
Anna
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D000925:Anticoagulants / Q000008:administration & dosage; D001021:Aortic Valve / Q000601:surgery; D001024:Aortic Valve Stenosis / Q000601:surgery; D001705:Bioprosthesis / Q000009:adverse effects*; D023921:Coronary Stenosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000209:etiology*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D017548:Echocardiography, Transesophageal; D005260:Female; D006350:Heart Valve Prosthesis / Q000009:adverse effects*; D006801:Humans; D020767:Intracranial Thrombosis / Q000209:etiology*; D008875:Middle Aged; D015912:Thrombolytic Therapy / Q000379:methods
D000925:Anticoagulants