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Cureus
; 14(10): e30393, 2022 Oct.
Artículo
en Inglés
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-36407265
RESUMEN
Mechanical prosthetic valves, like all foreign bodies, are thrombogenic, requiring anticoagulation to avoid thrombosis and reduce the risk of catastrophic stroke. We reported a case of a 42-year-old female that developed mechanical valve thrombosis and was successfully treated with low infusion thrombolytic therapy using alteplase (tPA, tissue plasminogen activator).