An Unusual Case of Massive Prosthetic Aortic Valve Thrombosis in a Hypocoagulated Patient
Hamidi M, El Bahri L, Rami H, Fellat N & Fellat R · Asian Journal of Cardiology Research · 2025
Background: Prosthetic valve thrombosis (PVT) is a rare but life-threatening complication of mechanical valve replacement, with an estimated incidence of 0.5–6% per patient-year, depending on valve position and anticoagulation adequacy (Dangas et al., 2016). While thrombus format...