Thrombotic dysfunction of cardiac valve prostheses is relatively frequent despite a well-maintained anticoagulant therapy. In this report, successful lysis of thrombosis on a St. Jude Medical prosthesis in the aortic position was shown by means of clinical and echocardiographic grounds in a patient.
Keywords: St. Jude valve prosthesis, thrombolytic therapyCopyright © 2024 Archives of the Turkish Society of Cardiology