Documentation of successful treatment of prosthetic mitral valve thrombosis with intravenous urokinase infusion for twenty‐four hours | Zendy

Chen Henry J. | Zendy; Schlaifer Jay D. | Zendy; Guentzel Susan M. | Zendy; Conti C. Richard | Zendy

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Documentation of successful treatment of prosthetic mitral valve thrombosis with intravenous urokinase infusion for twenty‐four hours

Author(s) -

Chen Henry J.,

Schlaifer Jay D.,

Guentzel Susan M.,

Conti C. Richard

Publication year - 1992

Publication title -

clinical cardiology

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 1.263

H-Index - 72

eISSN - 1932-8737

pISSN - 0160-9289

DOI - 10.1002/clc.4960150215

Subject(s) - medicine , urokinase , thrombosis , surgery , documentation , intensive care medicine , computer science , programming language

Prosthetic valve thrombosis is a life‐threatening situation requiring prompt diagnosis and treatment. Treatment has usually been surgical and has been associated with a high mortality. Thrombolytic therapy is a therapeutic alternative to surgery and has been successful in a number of cases. This report concerns the technique used to diagnose the condition, treatment strategy, and documentation of the results of therapy.

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