Prosthetic valve thrombosis: When prevention is better than treatment

Am Heart J. 2016 Apr:174:e1-2. doi: 10.1016/j.ahj.2015.12.016. Epub 2016 Jan 4.

Authors

Vincenzo Tarzia¹, Alvise Guariento², Lorenzo Bagozzi², Andrea Bagno³, Tomaso Bottio², Gino Gerosa²

Affiliations

¹ Cardiac Surgery Unit, Department of Thoracic, Cardiac and Vascular Sciences, University of Padua. Electronic address: v.tarzia@gmail.com.
² Cardiac Surgery Unit, Department of Thoracic, Cardiac and Vascular Sciences, University of Padua.
³ Department of Chemical Process Engineering, University of Padua.

PMID: 26995386
DOI: 10.1016/j.ahj.2015.12.016

No abstract available

Publication types

Letter
Comment

MeSH terms

Female
Fibrinolytic Agents / administration & dosage*
Heart Diseases / drug therapy*
Heart Valve Prosthesis / adverse effects*
Heart Ventricles*
Humans
Male
Practice Guidelines as Topic*
Thrombolytic Therapy / methods*
Thrombosis / drug therapy*

Substances

Fibrinolytic Agents