Transcatheter Heart Valve Thrombosis in a Patient With Polycythemia Vera Despite Apixaban Therapy for Atrial Fibrillation

Transcatheter Heart Valve Thrombosis in a Patient With Polycythemia Vera Despite Apixaban Therapy for Atrial Fibrillation

We present a case of transcatheter heart valve thrombosis in a 76-year-old man with paroxysmal atrial fibrillation on therapeutic anticoagulation with apixaban and polycythemia vera. The incidence of transcatheter heart valve thrombosis in patients with atrial fibrillation and on adequate anticoagul...

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Main Authors: Gauranga Mahalwar, MD, Nicole Lao, MD, Arslan Babar, MD, Samir R. Kapadia, MD, Ankur Kalra, MD, David Cutler, MD, Per Wierup, MD
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2021-02-01
Series:JACC: Case Reports
Subjects:
anticoagulation
antiplatelet
aortic valve
atrial fibrillation
thrombosis
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2666084920314698

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