title: Bioprosthetic valve thrombosis: What we know and what we need to know.
abstract: Bioprosthetic valve thrombosis account for 11% of all reoperations for bioprosthetic valve dysfunction, and preoperative diagnosis can be made based on echocardiographic features. Early reoperation can be prevented if BPVT is identified and treated preoperatively.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiovascular Diseases, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minn.
authors.forename: Alexander C
authors.initials: AC
authors.lastname: Egbe
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiovascular Diseases, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minn.
authors.forename: Heidi M
authors.initials: HM
authors.lastname: Connolly
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minn. Electronic address: schaff@mayo.edu.
authors.forename: Hartzell V
authors.initials: HV
authors.lastname: Schaff
mesh_terms: D001705:Bioprosthesis; D004452:Echocardiography; D006349:Heart Valve Diseases / Q000601:surgery*; D006350:Heart Valve Prosthesis; D006801:Humans; D011475:Prosthesis Failure; D012086:Reoperation; D013927:Thrombosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology*
keywords: bioprosthetic valve; echocardiography; thrombosis