Detection of acute thrombosis of mitral tilting disk prosthesis by transesophageal echocardiography
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P Ius1, A Giacomin, A Cavarzerani
1Department of Cardiac Surgery, Treviso Regional Hospital, Italy.
International Journal of Cardiac Imaging
|December 1, 1994
Abstract:
Acute thrombosis is a very severe complication in the replacement of mechanical prostheses and most often fatal if immediate treatment is not implemented. We describe a case in which an acute thrombosis of a mitral tilting disk prosthesis was adequately diagnosed by transesophageal echocardiography and immediate surgical replacement of the dysfunctioning device was possible without catheterizing the patient.