Early degeneration of a bioprosthetic mitral valve complicated by a large left atrial thrombus |
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Authors: | Connors Christopher W Christie Angus A Weldner Paul W |
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Institution: | Maine Medical Center, Portland, USA. cwconnors@yahoo.com |
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Abstract: | The authors report the case of a patient with symptomatic early bioprosthetic mitral valve deterioration in the setting of calcium supplementation. This was further complicated by a large left atrial thrombus despite supratherapeutic anticoagulation and a previously oversewn left atrial appendage. As mechanical valves are less predisposed to calcification in comparison with bioprosthetic implants, the patient underwent a mechanical mitral valve replacement in addition to a left atrial thrombectomy. |
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