Native aortic valve thrombosis: a rare cause of acute ischemia of the lower limb.
Spontaneous native aortic valve thrombosis is an uncommon event occurring after heart valve disease, during cardiac catheterization, bacterial endocarditis, or as a hypercoagulative state as in antiphospholipid antibody syndrome. We report the case of a 55-year-old woman in whom thrombi developed on a native aortic valve with no predisposing cause. The thrombi were responsible for recurrent lower limb ischemia. Eighteen months after aortic valve replacement, the patient is doing well.
Barandon
Laurent
L
Cardiovascular Surgery Department, Clinique Saint-Augustin, Avenue d'Arès, 33074 Bordeaux, France. lesbarandon@wanadoo.fr
Clerc
Philippe
P
Chauvel
Christophe
C
Plagnol
Philippe
P