Ius P, Giacomin A, Cavarzerani A, Valfré C
Department of Cardiac Surgery, Treviso Regional Hospital, Italy.
Int J Card Imaging. 1994 Dec;10(4):305-8. doi: 10.1007/BF01137722.
Acute thrombosis is a very severe complication in the replacement of mechanical prostheses and most often fatal if immediate treatment is not implemented. We describe a case in which an acute thrombosis of a mitral tilting disk prosthesis was adequately diagnosed by transesophageal echocardiography and immediate surgical replacement of the dysfunctioning device was possible without catheterizing the patient.
