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Transapical SAPIEN Edwards valve implantation was complicated by subsequent valve thrombosis and thrombotic aortic restenosis in a reported patient case.
Highlights the potential risk of valve thrombosis after transapical SAPIEN valve implantation.
Alerts clinicians to thrombosis risk after transapical SAPIEN implantation; leaves open optimal antithrombotic strategies for prospective study.
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Pergolini et al. (2013) studied this question. Transapical SAPIEN Edwards valve implantation was complicated by subsequent valve thrombosis and thrombotic aortic restenosis in a reported patient case.
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