Key result
Real-time fluoroscopy successfully demonstrated thrombosis of a bileaflet mechanical mitral prosthesis in a 91-year-old man when it was not evident on transthoracic echocardiography.
Population
91-year-old man with thrombosis of bileaflet mechanical mitral prosthesis
Comparison
Real-time fluoroscopy vs Transthoracic echocardiography (TTE)
Design
Case_report
Authors
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May support fluoroscopy when TTE misses mechanical mitral prosthesis thrombosis; leaves open prospective validation before wider use.
Case Report (n=1)
Fluoroscopy serves as a valuable alternative imaging modality for diagnosing mechanical prosthetic valve thrombosis when TTE is inconclusive.
Garg et al. (2014) conducted a case report in Prosthetic valve thrombosis (n=1). Real-time fluoroscopy vs. Transthoracic echocardiography was evaluated. Real-time fluoroscopy successfully demonstrated thrombosis of a bileaflet mechanical mitral prosthesis in a 91-year-old man when it was not evident on transthoracic echocardiography.
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