6676_Aykan_Layout 1 Page 1 Background and aim of the study: The evaluation of prosthetic
valve thrombosis (PVT) is crucial due to higher mortality and morbidity rates. The study aim was …

PATIENTS AND METHODS: Twenty-two patients with PHVT (14 female, 31.8% with atrial
fibrillation, mean age 46.0±12.2) and 22 controls with prosthetic heart valves (17 female …

Valve thrombosis can occur in mechanical prosthetic valves and is increasingly recognised
in transcatheter and surgically implanted bioprosthetic valves. The risk of thrombosis of …

Objective: Prosthetic valve thrombosis (PVT) is a potentially life-threatening complication.
Fibrinolytic therapy is the first line of treatment in the developing countries mainly due to …

Clinical Outcomes of Mechanical Prosthetic Valve Thrombosis Page 1 Received 06/08/2020
Review began 06/16/2020 Review ended 06/17/2020 Published 06/22/2020 © Copyright 2020 …

Abstract Background and Aim Prosthetic valve thrombosis (PVT) is a rare but life‐
threatening complication of heart valve replacement. Based on the current guidelines, the …

Background: A significant number of patients with prosthetic valve thrombosis have a
prothrombin time international normalised ratio in the therapeutic range at presentation …

Prosthetic valve thrombosis is one of the major causes of primary valve failure, which can be
life-threatening. Multimodality imaging is necessary for determination of leaflet …

Objectives: This study was designed to analyze the results of fibrinolytic treatment (FT) in a
large single-center group of patients with prosthetic heart valve thrombosis (PHVT) …

Prosthetic valve thrombosis (PVT) is a rare but serious complication of valve replacement,
most often encountered with mechanical prostheses. The significant morbidity and mortality …