Successful thrombectomy of a stuck mechanical prosthetic mitral valve guided by perioperative transesophageal echocardiography and cinefluoroscopy
We describe the case of a 53-year-old man with past history of rheumatic valvular disease who developed acute decompensated heart failure due to thrombosis of his mechanical mitral valve prosthesis. The diagnosis was established after a combined and complementary approach of echocardiography and cin...
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| Language: | English |
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Instituto Israelita de Ensino e Pesquisa Albert Einstein
2009-03-01
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| Series: | Einstein (São Paulo) |
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| Online Access: | http://apps.einstein.br/revista/arquivos/PDF/874-einsteinv7n1p99_102_eng.pdf |