A Rare Case of Partial Aortic Mechanical Valve Thrombosis With Intact Mitral Mechanical Valve Presenting With ST-Elevation Myocardial Infarction Patients

• Main Authors: Mazin O. Khalid MBBS (Author), Yury Malyshev MD (Author), Arsalan Talib Hashmi MBBS (Author), Sabah Siddiqui MD (Author), NeelKumar Patel MBBS (Author), Jacob Shani MD (Author), Sergey Ayzenberg MD (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: SAGE Publishing, 2020-10-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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The incidence of mechanical valve thrombosis (MVT) is around 0.4 per 100 patient-years. Mitral valve thrombosis has a higher incidence than aortic valve thrombosis with a nearly 5-fold increase. Various factors contribute to MVT. The most common cause of valve thrombosis is poor adherence/disruption...