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CLINICAL CARDIOLOGY
Volume 30, Issue 6, Pages 271-276Publisher
WILEY
DOI: 10.1002/clc.20054
Keywords
mechanical valve thrombosis; anticoagulation; thrombolysis; pregnancy
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Pregnant patients with mechanical valves require anticoagulation. The risk of bleeding and embryopathy associated with oral anticoagulation must be weighed against the risk of valve thrombosis. In the presence of a mechanical valve thrombosis, an appropriate treatment modality must be selected, as it is critical for the health of mother and fetus. In this review, we present a pregnant patient with mechanical valve thrombosis (MVT) who underwent thrombolytic therapy, subsequent anticoagulation according to available guidelines, and delivered a healthy baby at full term.
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