Late Failure of Prosthetic Heart Valve
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
10-1982
Abstract
A 20-year-old woman developed late thrombosis of a 22 mm Lillehei-Kaster mitral valve prosthesis. Despite adequate anticoagulation measures, clinical detection of significant dysfunction of this particular prosthesis is difficult because of the absence of distinctive opening and closing sounds and the radiolucent character of the disc. Early diagnostic catheterization may be warranted.
Repository Citation
Scott, R. P.
(1982). Late Failure of Prosthetic Heart Valve. Journal of the National Medical Association, 74 (10), 1021-1024.
https://corescholar.libraries.wright.edu/surg/289
PMCID
PMC2561385
