Thrombosis of a Mechanical Valve Prosthesis Late in Pregnancy - Case Report and Review of the Literature

J. M. González-Santos; J. L. Vallejo; M. J. Rico; M. L. González-Santos; R. Horno; D. García-Dorado

doi:10.1055/s-2007-1022166

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Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 1986; 34(5): 335-337
DOI: 10.1055/s-2007-1022166

Thrombosis of a Mechanical Valve Prosthesis Late in Pregnancy - Case Report and Review of the Literature

J. M. González-Santos¹ , J. L. Vallejo¹ , M. J. Rico¹ , M. L. González-Santos¹ , R. Horno² , D. García-Dorado³

¹Department of Cardiovascular Surgery
²Department of Anesthesiology
³Department of Cardiology, Hospital Provincial, Madrid, Spain

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1986

Publication Date:
19 March 2008 (online)

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Summary

A case of acute thrombosis of a mechanical mitral valve prosthesis (Medtronic-Hall) in a 34 weeks pregnant woman is reported. The clinical diagnosis was confirmed by Doppler echocardiography. Emergency surgery was performed starting with a cesarean section to save the fetus, followed by an obstetric hysterectomy. Valve thrombectomy could then be safely carried out. Both, the mother and child could be rescued by this combined intervention and were discharged from the hospital without further complications.

Key words

Valve thrombosis - Pregnancy - Anticoagulation - Thrombectomy