Population
30 patients with left-sided prosthetic valve thrombosis (PVT)
Design
Case_series
Follow-up
median 29.2 months (range 3 to 73 months)
Key result
Surgical treatment of left-sided prosthetic valve thrombosis resulted in a 20% early hospital mortality rate, with no deaths or recurrences observed during a median follow-up of 29.2 months among survivors.
Authors
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High early mortality in NYHA IV warrants caution for surgery; hypothesis-generating for long-term outcomes in milder cases.
Observational (n=30)
No
Surgical treatment of left-sided prosthetic valve thrombosis yields excellent long-term outcomes, though early mortality is significantly higher in patients presenting with NYHA class IV symptoms.
Özkökeli et al. (2005) conducted an observational in Left-sided prosthetic valve thrombosis (n=30). Surgical treatment (valve replacement or thrombectomy) was evaluated on Early hospital mortality. Surgical treatment of left-sided prosthetic valve thrombosis resulted in a 20% early hospital mortality rate, with no deaths or recurrences observed during a median follow-up of 29.2 months among survivors.