title: Treatment of Prosthetic Valve Thrombosis: Current Evidence and Future Directions.
abstract: Prosthetic heart valve thrombosis (PVT) is a rare but serious complication with high morbidity and mortality. The optimal treatment of the PVT is controversial and depends on thrombus location and size, the patient's functional class, the risk of surgery or thrombolysis, and the clinician's experience. Although surgical therapy has been the traditional therapeutic approach, studies with low-dose and slow-infusion rates of thrombolytic agents have revealed excellent results. This article reviews the various treatment options in patient with PVT.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, Faculty of Medicine, Mugla Sitki Kocman University, Mugla, Turkey.
authors.forename: Murat
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Biteker
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, Faculty of Medicine, Mugla Sitki Kocman University, Mugla, Turkey.
authors.forename: Ibrahim
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Altun
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, Faculty of Medicine, Mugla Sitki Kocman University, Mugla, Turkey.
authors.forename: Ozcan
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Basaran
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, Faculty of Medicine, Mugla Sitki Kocman University, Mugla, Turkey.
authors.forename: Volkan
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Dogan
authors.affiliation: Department of Emergency Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Mugla Sitki Kocman University, Mugla, Turkey.
authors.forename: Birdal
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Yildirim
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, Faculty of Medicine, Mugla Sitki Kocman University, Mugla, Turkey.
authors.forename: Gokhan
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Ergun
keywords: Prosthetic valve thrombosis; Surgery; Thrombolysis; Treatment