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- Title
Thrombosis of mechanical valve prosthesis in patient with recent Caesarean delivery.
- Authors
Fabio Pastore; Maria Angela Losi; Gerardo Carpinella; Massimo Cavallaro; Angelica Fundaliotis; Elena Chiacchio; Sandro Betocchi; Massimo Chiariello
- Abstract
We present a case of a mechanical mitral valve thrombosis in a 37-year-old woman occurred 2 days after a Caesarean delivery. The patient stopped warfarin and initiated low-molecular-weight heparin 1 week before the programmed delivery. Subsequently the diagnosis of thrombosis, heparin infusion was started however unsuccessfully and eventually patient was referred for cardiac surgery.
- Subjects
THROMBOSIS; PROSTHETIC heart valves; CESAREAN section; IMPLANTED cardiovascular instruments; WARFARIN; CARDIAC surgery
- Publication
European Journal of Echocardiography, 2009, Vol 10, Issue 5, p716
- ISSN
1525-2167
- Publication type
Article