title: Catastrophic late mitral bioprosthetic thrombosis.
abstract: Although clinically significant bioprosthetic valve thrombosis is rare, it should be considered a possible cause of valve dysfunction when there is an increasing transvalvular pressure gradient after anticoagulation is terminated. We describe a rare case of bioprosthetic mitral thrombosis in a 77-year-old woman 2 years after valve replacement and a maze procedure.
authors.affiliation: Division of Cardiology, Cardiac and Vascular Center, Department of Medicine, Inje University Seoul Paik Hospital, Seoul, Korea.
authors.forename: Hye-Jin
authors.initials: HJ
authors.lastname: Jung
authors.forename: Bong Gun
authors.initials: BG
authors.lastname: Song
authors.forename: Seung Hye
authors.initials: SH
authors.lastname: Heo
authors.forename: Kye Yeon
authors.initials: KY
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: Yong-In
authors.initials: YI
authors.lastname: Kim
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000925:Anticoagulants / Q000008:administration & dosage; D001705:Bioprosthesis / Q000009:adverse effects*; D005260:Female; D006350:Heart Valve Prosthesis / Q000009:adverse effects*; D006801:Humans; D008943:Mitral Valve / Q000601:surgery*; D013927:Thrombosis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology*
chemical_list: D000925:Anticoagulants