Open AccessThe St. Jude valve. Thrombolysis as the first line of therapy for cardiac valve thrombosis.
Author(s) -
Harry A. Silber,
Steven S. Khan,
Jack M. Matloff,
Aurelio Chaux,
Michele DeRobertis,
Richard Gray
Publication year - 1993
Publication title -
circulation
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 7.795
H-Index - 607
eISSN - 1524-4539
pISSN - 0009-7322
DOI - 10.1161/01.cir.87.1.30
Subject(s) - medicine , surgery , asymptomatic , thrombolysis , thrombosis , complication , heart failure , streptokinase , valve replacement , heart valve , myocardial infarction , cardiology , stenosis
Thrombolytic therapy is a promising alternative to valve replacement in the management of prosthetic valve thrombosis. We sought to determine the short- and long-term results of treating thrombosed St. Jude heart valves with thrombolytic therapy as the primary treatment modality.
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