Early Prosthetic Valve Dysfunction Due to Bioprosthetic Valve Thrombosis The Role of Echocardiography
Egbe A, Pislaru S, Ali M, Khan A, Boler A, Schaff H, Akintoye E, Connolly H, Nkomo V, Pellikka P. Early Prosthetic Valve Dysfunction Due to Bioprosthetic Valve Thrombosis The Role of Echocardiography. JACC Cardiovascular Imaging 2017, 11: 951-958. PMID: 29055629, DOI: 10.1016/j.jcmg.2017.06.022.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsProsthetic valve dysfunctionBioprosthetic valve thrombosisTransthoracic echocardiographyPVD diagnosisValve thrombosisValve implantationRetrospective case-control studyAcute disease processPatients ages 61Role of echocardiographyRoutine transthoracic echocardiographyCase-control studyMen 61Symptomatic deteriorationMost patientsValve dysfunctionAppropriate therapyInitial diagnosisSF patientsBioprosthetic valvesTimely diagnosisPatient's conditionBaseline gradientAge 61Disease process