An unusual thrombolytic therapy decision in prosthetic valve thrombosis during early pregnancy

• Main Authors: Erkan Köklü (Author), İsa Öner Yüksel (Author), Zehra Erkal (Author), Selçuk Küçükseymen (Author), Şakir Arslan (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: KARE Publishing, 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Pregnancy is among the risk factors for mechanical valve thrombosis, and even though thrombolytic therapy is contraindicated during pregnancy, it may be used in the treatment of this life-threatening complication. This case report describes a pregnant patient, whose echocardiogram showed evident gra...