title: A case of disseminated intravascular coagulation associated with a prosthetic heart valve.
abstract: Malfunctioning prosthetic heart valves have been previously associated with nonimmune hemolytic anemia; however, disseminated intravascular coagulation has not previously been noted as a complication in the absence of infective endocarditis. The authors report the case of an 81-year-old woman who developed disseminated intravascular coagulation associated with a dysfunctional prosthetic heart valve.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, The Texas A&M Health Science Center College of Medicine, Temple, USA. ccable@swmail.sw.org
authors.forename: Christian T
authors.initials: CT
authors.lastname: Cable
authors.forename: Rohan
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Ahluwalia
authors.forename: Curtis R
authors.initials: CR
authors.lastname: Mirkes
authors.forename: Colleen Y
authors.initials: CY
authors.lastname: Colbert
mesh_terms: D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D004211:Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation / Q000209:etiology*; D005260:Female; D006350:Heart Valve Prosthesis / Q000009:adverse effects*; D006801:Humans