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Saudi Med J
; 30(7): 964-6, 2009 Jul.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-19618017
ABSTRACT
Thrombosis of a mechanical prosthetic valve is a serious and fortunately it is a rare complication of cardiac valve replacement. We present a case of prosthetic mechanical valve On-X 31/33 mm thrombosis thrombus size 8 x 14 mm on a mitral position, which was treated with a successful intravenous thrombolytic therapy of streptokinase infusion over 10 hours repeated twice with no complications.