Intermittent acute aortic valve regurgitation: a case report of a prosthetic valve dysfunction.
Eur J Echocardiogr
; 9(2): 291-3, 2008 Mar.
Article
in En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-17097353
ABSTRACT
Complications of any mechanical prosthesis include thrombus or pannus formation. In our case report we demonstrate that prosthetic aortic valve regurgitation due to pannus formation may be intermittent and non-cyclic in pattern and therefore not obvious at the time of original clinical examination. Under these conditions and as transesophageal echocardiography cannot be repeated promptly, transthoracic 2-D and Doppler echocardiography should be available at any time when symptoms occur and present the method of choice for acute patient evaluation. Thrombolysis seems to be the first treatment of choice in case of thrombus formation and re-do surgery in case of pannus formation.
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Collection:
01-internacional
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Aortic Valve Insufficiency
/
Heart Valve Prosthesis
Limits:
Adult
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Humans
/
Male
Language:
En
Journal:
Eur J Echocardiogr
Journal subject:
CARDIOLOGIA
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DIAGNOSTICO POR IMAGEM
Year:
2008
Document type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Greece