Thrombosis of a tricuspid valve prosthesis can present insidiously, and the loss of audible valve clicks should be recognized as a key sign of prosthesis malfunction.
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Insidious tricuspid prosthesis thrombosis may evade detection for years via paravalvular flow; this case leaves open optimal surveillance strategies.
Harjula et al. (1986) studied this question.
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