Key result
Strict anticoagulation and antiplatelet therapy resolves recurrent bioprosthetic valve thrombosis in a single case.
Case Report (n=1)
Highlights the importance of careful diagnosis of bioprosthetic valve thrombosis, which may be an underestimated complication.
May support medical management in select cases of recurrent bioprosthetic valve thrombosis; hypothesis-generating and leaves open need for prospective validation.
Bioprosthetic valve thrombosis (BPVT) is considered to be a rather unusual complication among this type of prosthesis. However, several recent data show the importance of a careful diagnosis and the adequate discrimination with respect to other possible complications, which may be the cause of an underestimation of its incidence.
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Alcon et al. (2018) conducted a case report in Bioprosthetic valve thrombosis (n=1). Medical management with intravenous heparin and antiplatelet therapy was evaluated on Resolution of thrombus and normalization of valve mobility and gradients. Medical management with strict anticoagulation and antiplatelet therapy successfully resolved a recurrent bioprosthetic valve thrombosis in a 72-year-old woman.
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