Visualization of Thrombosis on a Prosthetic Pulmonary Valve Using Electrocardiogram-Gated Multidetector Computed Tomography

We report a case of prosthetic valve thrombosis in an 18-year-old man. Total surgical repair of tetralogy of Fallot was performed at 3 years of age. At the age of 18, he underwent pulmonary valve replacement because of exacerbating pulmonary trunk obstruction. After surgery, valve malfunction was su...

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Autores principales: Kakizaki, Shuhei, Tazawa, Seiichi, Kure, Shigeo, Saiki, Yoshikatsu
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Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Georg Thieme Verlag KG 2014
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4360729/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25798349
http://dx.doi.org/10.1055/s-0034-1371392
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author Kakizaki, Shuhei
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description We report a case of prosthetic valve thrombosis in an 18-year-old man. Total surgical repair of tetralogy of Fallot was performed at 3 years of age. At the age of 18, he underwent pulmonary valve replacement because of exacerbating pulmonary trunk obstruction. After surgery, valve malfunction was suspected. We attempted to employ electrocardiogram (ECG)-gated multidetector computed tomography (MDCT). The stuck valve was clearly visualized together with a thrombus within. Thrombolytic therapy was undertaken on these findings. ECG-gated MDCT allowed us to make a definitive diagnosis of valve thrombosis as the cause of valve malfunction, which led us to avoid surgical reintervention.
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spelling pubmed-43607292015-03-20 Visualization of Thrombosis on a Prosthetic Pulmonary Valve Using Electrocardiogram-Gated Multidetector Computed Tomography Kakizaki, Shuhei Tazawa, Seiichi Kure, Shigeo Saiki, Yoshikatsu Thorac Cardiovasc Surg Rep Article We report a case of prosthetic valve thrombosis in an 18-year-old man. Total surgical repair of tetralogy of Fallot was performed at 3 years of age. At the age of 18, he underwent pulmonary valve replacement because of exacerbating pulmonary trunk obstruction. After surgery, valve malfunction was suspected. We attempted to employ electrocardiogram (ECG)-gated multidetector computed tomography (MDCT). The stuck valve was clearly visualized together with a thrombus within. Thrombolytic therapy was undertaken on these findings. ECG-gated MDCT allowed us to make a definitive diagnosis of valve thrombosis as the cause of valve malfunction, which led us to avoid surgical reintervention. Georg Thieme Verlag KG 2014-03-26 2014-12 /pmc/articles/PMC4360729/ /pubmed/25798349 http://dx.doi.org/10.1055/s-0034-1371392 Text en © Thieme Medical Publishers
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Kakizaki, Shuhei
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Visualization of Thrombosis on a Prosthetic Pulmonary Valve Using Electrocardiogram-Gated Multidetector Computed Tomography
title Visualization of Thrombosis on a Prosthetic Pulmonary Valve Using Electrocardiogram-Gated Multidetector Computed Tomography
title_full Visualization of Thrombosis on a Prosthetic Pulmonary Valve Using Electrocardiogram-Gated Multidetector Computed Tomography
title_fullStr Visualization of Thrombosis on a Prosthetic Pulmonary Valve Using Electrocardiogram-Gated Multidetector Computed Tomography
title_full_unstemmed Visualization of Thrombosis on a Prosthetic Pulmonary Valve Using Electrocardiogram-Gated Multidetector Computed Tomography
title_short Visualization of Thrombosis on a Prosthetic Pulmonary Valve Using Electrocardiogram-Gated Multidetector Computed Tomography
title_sort visualization of thrombosis on a prosthetic pulmonary valve using electrocardiogram-gated multidetector computed tomography
topic Article
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4360729/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25798349
http://dx.doi.org/10.1055/s-0034-1371392
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