Treatment of valve thrombosis following transcatheter aortic valve implantation with vitamin-K-antagonist: A case report
Introduction: Transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI) is an established treatment for symptomatic aortic stenosis among elderly patients whose surgical complication risk seems to be high. Till now about 150.000 or more TAVI procedures have been performed worldwide but little is known of the occurrence of valve thrombosis following TAVI and its therapy.
Source: Journal of Cardiovascular Computed Tomography - Category: Radiology Authors: Zeynep Bal, Stephan Achenbach, Mohamed Marwan Source Type: research
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