Successful thrombolysis for prosthetic pulmonary valve obstruction
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J A Lopez1, N E Strickman, B S Jin
1Department of Adult Cardiology, Texas Heart Institute, Houston, USA.
Texas Heart Institute Journal
|January 1, 1995
Abstract:
Thrombosis is a serious complication of prosthetic heart valve operations. In recent years, systemic thrombolysis has emerged as a suitable alternative to surgery. Experience with thrombosis of pulmonary prosthetic valves is very limited. We report a case of successful administration of intravenous streptokinase for thrombosis of a St. Jude Medical prosthetic valve 3 weeks after pulmonary valve replacement.