title: Acute bioprosthetic mitral valve stenosis in a patient with HITS.
abstract: Acute thrombosis involving the left atrium and a bioprosthetic valve during the early postoperative period is an extremely rare complication of heparin-induced thrombocytopenia syndrome (HITS). We present a patient with early bioprosthetic mitral valve stenosis complicated by HITS in a patient with severe mitral regurgitation, atrial fibrillation, and severe left ventricular dysfunction.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, Fortis-Escorts Heart and Superspeciality Institute, Majitha Verka By-Pass, Amritsar, Punjab, India. maninder1976@hotmail.com
authors.forename: Maninder
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Sidhu
authors.forename: Pankaj
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Goel
authors.forename: H P
authors.initials: HP
authors.lastname: Singh
authors.forename: Arun K
authors.initials: AK
authors.lastname: Chopra
authors.forename: Rajesh
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Arora
authors.forename: Shailpreet
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Sidhu
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D000368:Aged; D000925:Anticoagulants / Q000009:adverse effects*; D001705:Bioprosthesis / Q000009:adverse effects*; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D005260:Female; D006350:Heart Valve Prosthesis / Q000009:adverse effects*; D006493:Heparin / Q000009:adverse effects*; D006801:Humans; D008946:Mitral Valve Stenosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D013921:Thrombocytopenia / Q000139:chemically induced* / Q000628:therapy; D013927:Thrombosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology*; D014463:Ultrasonography
chemical_list: D000925:Anticoagulants; D006493:Heparin