• Medientyp: E-Artikel
  • Titel: Evaluating the etiology of mechanical valve obstruction: Use of clinical parameters, fluoroscopy, and echocardiography
  • Beteiligte: Licata, Anthony; Matthai, William H.
  • Erschienen: Wiley, 2002
  • Erschienen in: Catheterization and Cardiovascular Interventions, 55 (2002) 4, Seite 495-500
  • Sprache: Englisch
  • DOI: 10.1002/ccd.10096
  • ISSN: 1522-1946; 1522-726X
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  • Beschreibung: AbstractProsthetic valve obstruction is a life‐threatening complication most commonly caused by thrombus, pannus, or both. We report a St. Jude tricuspid valve obstruction, initially treated with thrombolytic therapy, found to be caused by pannus on pathologic examination. Clinical evaluation and diagnostic evaluation with fluoroscopy and echocardiography in distinguishing pannus from thrombus are reviewed. Cathet Cardiovasc Intervent 2002;55:495–500. © 2002 Wiley‐Liss, Inc.