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Catastrophic thrombosis of porcine aortic bioprostheses
P A Baciewicz1, C del Rio, M A Goncalves
1Crawford Long Hospital, Emory University, Atlanta, GA 30365.
The Annals of Thoracic Surgery
|November 1, 1990
Abstract:
Hemodynamically critical thrombotic stenosis of porcine bioprosthetic valves in the aortic position without thrombotic predisposition is rare. Two patients at our institution abruptly manifested thrombotic stenosis of porcine bioprosthetic valves in the aortic position within 3 months of implantation without apparent predisposing factors. Clinicians should consider this rare but catastrophic complication in the appropriate setting.