OUTCOMES OF THROMBOLYSIS WITH TISSUE PLASMINOGEN ACTIVATOR IN PROSTHETIC HEART VALVE THROMBOSIS PATIENTS
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DOI: 10.1016/s0735-1097(20)32819-9
Abstract: The optimum mode of management for prosthetic heart valve thrombosis (PHVT) remains controversial. At most places, intravenous thrombolysis is used as primary treatment for these patients and surgery is offered to patients with contraindications or… read more here.
Keywords: valve thrombosis; heart valve; prosthetic heart;
Heart transplantation for recurrent Cutibacterium (Propionibacterium) acnes prosthetic heart valve endocarditis
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DOI: 10.1111/ans.16024
Abstract: Cutibacterium (Propionibacterium) acnes (C. acnes) is a human skin commensal that can become invasive, particularly associated with indwelling medical devices such as prosthetic heart valves, cardiac pacemakers, artificial limb joints, shunts and vascular catheters. C.… read more here.
Keywords: cutibacterium propionibacterium; heart; prosthetic heart; recurrent ... See more keywords
Determinants of low‐quality warfarin anticoagulation in patients with mechanical prosthetic heart valves. The nationwide PLECTRUM study
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DOI: 10.1111/bjh.16528
Abstract: Quality of warfarin therapy in patients with a mechanical prosthetic heart valve (MPHV) has been barely investigated. We analysed determinants of low time in the therapeutic range (TiTR read more here.
Keywords: heart; patients mechanical; prosthetic heart; determinants low ... See more keywords
Polymeric prosthetic heart valves: A review of current technologies and future directions
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DOI: 10.3389/fcvm.2023.1137827
Abstract: Valvular heart disease is an important source of cardiovascular morbidity and mortality. Current prosthetic valve replacement options, such as bioprosthetic and mechanical heart valves are limited by structural valve degeneration requiring reoperation or the need… read more here.
Keywords: prosthetic heart; valve; future directions; heart ... See more keywords
Hemodynamic Performance of Dysfunctional Prosthetic Heart Valve with the Concomitant Presence of Subaortic Stenosis: In Silico Study
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DOI: 10.3390/bioengineering7030090
Abstract: The prosthetic heart valve is vulnerable to dysfunction after surgery, thus a frequent assessment is required. Doppler electrocardiography and its quantitative parameters are commonly used to assess the performance of the prosthetic heart valves and… read more here.
Keywords: presence subaortic; heart; heart valve; prosthetic heart ... See more keywords
Perioperative Management of Patients with Prosthetic Heart Valves-A Narrative Review
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DOI: 10.4103/aca.aca_109_21
Abstract: Worldwide, about 13% of the 200,000 annual recipients of prosthetic heart valves (PHV) present for various surgical procedures. Also, more and more females are opting for pregnancies after having PHV. All patients with PHV present… read more here.
Keywords: prosthetic heart; management; perioperative management; management patients ... See more keywords
Prosthetic heart valve thrombosis in pregnancy: a case series on acute management.
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DOI: 10.5830/cvja-2021-013
Abstract: Rheumatic heart disease is one of the leading causes of valve dysfunction, resulting in prosthetic valve implantation. Changes in physiology and the haemodynamics of pregnancy increase the susceptibility of thrombosis to the prosthetic valve in… read more here.
Keywords: valve; thrombosis; heart valve; pregnancy ... See more keywords