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Reminder of important clinical lesson
Prosthetic valve thrombosis: keeping the valve ticking!
  1. Haqeel A Jamil,
  2. Christopher Hesketh,
  3. Robert N Stevenson
  1. Department of Cardiology, Huddersfield Royal Infirmary, Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, UK
  1. Correspondence to Dr Haqeel A Jamil, haqeel{at}doctors.net.uk, haqeel{at}hotmail.com

Prosthetic valve thrombosis is a serious acute complication of mechanical valvular replacement, with significant mortality and morbidity. This case highlights the key diagnostic features and the role of thrombolysis in treatment.

https://doi.org/10.1136/bcr-02-2012-5887

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