Thrombosed prosthetic mitral valve
- 1Cardiothoracic Surgery Department, Fortis Malar Hospital, Chennai, India
- 2Cardiology Department, Fortis Malar Hospital, Chennai, India
- 3Internal Medicine Department, Fortis Malar Hospital, Chennai, India
- Correspondence to Dr Komarakshi Balakrishnan, krbalakrishnan{at}vsnl.com
Description
A 29-year-old woman presented with pulmonary oedema and low cardiac output. Her mitral valve was replaced 20 years back with a Sorin mechanical valve. She had stopped anticoagulants a month back on her own for excessive menstrual bleeding. Echo showed a gradient of 26 mm Hg …
