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Case Reports
. 2012 Aug 1:2012:bcr0220125887.
doi: 10.1136/bcr-02-2012-5887.

Prosthetic valve thrombosis: keeping the valve ticking!

Haqeel A Jamil  1 , Christopher Hesketh, Robert N Stevenson
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Prosthetic valve thrombosis: keeping the valve ticking!

Haqeel A Jamil et al. BMJ Case Rep. .

Abstract

Prosthetic valve thrombosis is a serious acute complication of mechanical valvular replacement, with significant mortality and morbidity. This case highlights the key diagnostic features and the role of thrombolysis in treatment.

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Competing interests: None.

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Figure 1
Continuous wave Doppler interrogation across the mitral valve prosthesis with loss of biphasic filling pattern (prethrombolysis).
Figure 2
Figure 2
Pulse wave Doppler interrogation across the mitral valve prosthesis with normal flow (postthrombolysis).
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