Mechanical Mitral Valve Prosthesis Thrombosis: A Case Report
Managing prosthetic valve thrombosis is challenging due to overlapping clinical features with other diagnoses and the lack of consensus on the treatment methods. Slow-infusion, low-dose thrombolytic therapy with alteplase can be a life-saving intervention with a high success rate.
Authors
- Giedrė Bakšytė (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4113-004X)
- Viktorija Pareikaitė
- Silvija Makrickaitė
Institutions
- Lithuanian University of Health Sciences (LT)
- Hospital of Lithuanian University of Health Sciences Kaunas Clinics (LT)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Acta medica Lituanica
- Published
- 2025-03-24
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.15388/amed.2025.32.1.13
- Primary Topic
- Cardiac Valve Diseases and Treatments
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00