Exercise testing induces fatal thromboembolism from mechanical mitral valve
Articles > Article · 2002
Authors: Oğuz YAVUZGİL, Filiz ÖZERKAN ÇAKAN, Cemil GÜRGÜN, Mehdi ZOGHİ, Levent Hürkan CAN, MUSTAFA AKIN
TEXAS HEART INSTITUTE JOURNAL, Journal Indexed in SCI Expanded, International, 2002, vol 29, pp 48-50
Summary
Thromboembolism is still one of the most important complications of prosthetic heart valves. Embolism to a major coronary branch is rare, but acute proximal occlusions can be fatal, even when the coronary arteries are otherwise normal and intervention is rapid. We report a fatal complication of an exercise test in a patient who had a St. Jude bileaflet mitral valve.