A Case Report on Mechanical Aortic Valve Thrombosis Successfully Treated
with Intravenous Thrombolytic Therapy.
Abstract
Mechanical prosthetic valves, like all foreign bodies, are thrombogenic,
requiring anticoagulation to avoid thrombosis and reduce the risk of
catastrophic stroke. We reported a case of a 42-year-old female that
developed mechanical valve thrombosis and was successfully treated with
low infusion thrombolytic therapy using Alteplase (Tpa).