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Archives of the Turkish Society of Cardiology
Successful Thrombolysis on a Saint Jude Medical Prosthesis in the Aortic Position [Turk Kardiyol Dern Ars]
Turk Kardiyol Dern Ars. 1991; 19(2): 154-155

Successful Thrombolysis on a Saint Jude Medical Prosthesis in the Aortic Position

Mefküre PLATİN1, Haydar YAVUZ1, Havva ÖREN1, Sinan ÖZBAYRAKÇI1, Tayyar SARIOĞLU1, Deniz GÜZELSOY1, Cem DEMİROĞLU1

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 therapy

How to cite this article
Mefküre PLATİN, Haydar YAVUZ, Havva ÖREN, Sinan ÖZBAYRAKÇI, Tayyar SARIOĞLU, Deniz GÜZELSOY, Cem DEMİROĞLU. Successful Thrombolysis on a Saint Jude Medical Prosthesis in the Aortic Position. Turk Kardiyol Dern Ars. 1991; 19(2): 154-155
Manuscript Language: Turkish


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