Left atrial thrombus formation immediately after mitral valve replacement: a case report.
Mechanical dysfunction from valve thrombosis is a dreaded complication of valve replacement surgery, usually presenting months to years after the procedure. Here we report acute deterioration of prosthetic valve function due to intraoperative obstruction by a thrombus.
Dutta
Devesh
D
Department of Anesthesia, G.B. Pant Hospital, New Delhi, India. drdeveshdutta@yahoo.co.uk
Pratap
Himanshu
H
Khurana
Priyanka
P
Agarwal
Saket
S
Tomar
Akhlesh S
AS
Banerjee
Amit
A
D020517:Atrial Appendage / Q000601:surgery; D017548:Echocardiography, Transesophageal; D005260:Female; D006331:Heart Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D006350:Heart Valve Prosthesis; D019918:Heart Valve Prosthesis Implantation / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000295:instrumentation; D006801:Humans; D007432:Intraoperative Period; D008026:Ligation; D008944:Mitral Valve Insufficiency / Q000601:surgery*; D011474:Prosthesis Design; D011475:Prosthesis Failure; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D013927:Thrombosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D055815:Young Adult