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Mechanical mitral valve thrombosis in an elderly patient

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Prosthetic valve thrombosis is a rare but dreaded complication of mechanical heart valves. In this clinical picture, we present an elderly female who developed mechanical mitral valve thrombosis several years after mitral valve replacement. We have provided fluoroscopy as well as intraoperative images of mitral valve thrombosis and have briefly discussed the diagnosis, and management of this complication.

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  1. Hartford Hospital, University of Connecticut, Hartford, CT, USA

    Nasir Hussain

  2. Department of Internal Medicine, Saint Joseph Hospital, Presence Health, 2900 North Lake Shore Drive, Chicago, IL, 60657, USA

    Nasir Hussain

  3. College of Physicians and Surgeons of Columbia University, New York, NY, USA

    Nasir Hussain & Atiq Rehman

  4. Sarasota Memorial Hospital, Sarasota, FL, USA

    Atiq Rehman

  5. University of Maryland Medical Centre, Baltimore, MD, USA

    Faisal H. Cheema

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Hussain, N., Rehman, A. & Cheema, F.H. Mechanical mitral valve thrombosis in an elderly patient. Int J Cardiovasc Imaging 30, 835–837 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10554-014-0427-7

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