Organized prosthetic tricuspid valve thrombosis treated successfully with medical treatment.
Prosthetic valve thrombosis (PVT) can be a life-threatening complication that requires immediate treatment. We present a case of 57-year-old woman with tricuspid PVT who was definitely diagnosed by multi-detector-row computed tomography limited with echocardiography. The patient was treated successfully with an alternative approach using low molecular weight heparin bridging therapy followed by intensifying anticoagulation alone.
Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul, Korea.
Hyo-Sun
HS
Shin
Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul, Korea.
Kyung-Hee
KH
Kim
Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul, Korea.
Hee-Sun
HS
Lee
Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul, Korea.
Hong-Mi
HM
Choi
Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul, Korea.
Seung-Ah
SA
Lee
Department of Radiology, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul, Korea.
Eun-Ah
EA
Park
Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul, Korea.
Hyung-Kwan
HK
Kim
MDCT; Prosthetic tricuspid valve; Thrombosis