Which One to Treat When Pannus and Thrombus Coexist in a Mechanical Aortic Valve?: An Equivocal Case

The coexistence of pannus and thrombus is not uncommon. Accurate diagnosis of the etiology of prosthetic valve dysfunction (PVD) is of utmost importance in guiding adequate and rational therapy. We present a case of PVD in which computed tomography played a decisive role in guiding treatment. (Level...

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Autores principales: Topel, Çağdaş, Doğan, Arda Can, Türen, Selahattin, Ertürk, Mehmet, Güler, Gamze Babur
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Elsevier 2021
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Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8302805/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34317576
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jaccas.2021.02.021
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author Topel, Çağdaş
Doğan, Arda Can
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description The coexistence of pannus and thrombus is not uncommon. Accurate diagnosis of the etiology of prosthetic valve dysfunction (PVD) is of utmost importance in guiding adequate and rational therapy. We present a case of PVD in which computed tomography played a decisive role in guiding treatment. (Level of Difficulty: Intermediate.)
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spelling pubmed-83028052021-07-26 Which One to Treat When Pannus and Thrombus Coexist in a Mechanical Aortic Valve?: An Equivocal Case Topel, Çağdaş Doğan, Arda Can Türen, Selahattin Ertürk, Mehmet Güler, Gamze Babur JACC Case Rep Case Report The coexistence of pannus and thrombus is not uncommon. Accurate diagnosis of the etiology of prosthetic valve dysfunction (PVD) is of utmost importance in guiding adequate and rational therapy. We present a case of PVD in which computed tomography played a decisive role in guiding treatment. (Level of Difficulty: Intermediate.) Elsevier 2021-04-21 /pmc/articles/PMC8302805/ /pubmed/34317576 http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jaccas.2021.02.021 Text en © 2021 The Authors https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/This is an open access article under the CC BY-NC-ND license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/).
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Topel, Çağdaş
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Which One to Treat When Pannus and Thrombus Coexist in a Mechanical Aortic Valve?: An Equivocal Case
title Which One to Treat When Pannus and Thrombus Coexist in a Mechanical Aortic Valve?: An Equivocal Case
title_full Which One to Treat When Pannus and Thrombus Coexist in a Mechanical Aortic Valve?: An Equivocal Case
title_fullStr Which One to Treat When Pannus and Thrombus Coexist in a Mechanical Aortic Valve?: An Equivocal Case
title_full_unstemmed Which One to Treat When Pannus and Thrombus Coexist in a Mechanical Aortic Valve?: An Equivocal Case
title_short Which One to Treat When Pannus and Thrombus Coexist in a Mechanical Aortic Valve?: An Equivocal Case
title_sort which one to treat when pannus and thrombus coexist in a mechanical aortic valve?: an equivocal case
topic Case Report
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8302805/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34317576
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jaccas.2021.02.021
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