Mechanical Tricuspid Valve Thrombosis Successfully Treated With Tissue Plasminogen Activator

Rebecca Haraf1,2, Tamara Atkinson1, Dai-Trang Elizabeth Le1

  • 1Department of Cardiology, VA Portland Health Care System, Portland, Oregon, USA.

JACC. Case Reports
|February 16, 2024
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