Why the study?
Does fluoroscopy improve the detection of mechanical heart valve prosthesis thrombosis compared to Doppler ultrasound alone?
Population
2 patients with mechanical heart valve prostheses and suspected prosthesis thrombosis
Comparison
Fluoroscopy vs Doppler ultrasound alone
Design
Case_report
Authors
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Should not yet change diagnostic algorithms for mechanical valve thrombosis; hypothesis-generating for fluoroscopy's added value over Doppler.
Does fluoroscopy improve the detection of mechanical heart valve prosthesis thrombosis compared to Doppler ultrasound alone?
Fluoroscopy should be included in the diagnostic work-up of patients with suspected mechanical heart valve thrombosis, as it can detect abnormalities missed by Doppler ultrasound.
Montorsi et al. (2000) studied this question.
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