Successful fibrinolytic treatment in a pregnant woman with acute mitral prosthetic valve thrombosis

Abstract

Pregnant patients with mechanical prosthetic heart valves pose a great problem for medical management. The problem is even greater in a pregnant woman with mechanical valve thrombosis. This article describes a pregnant woman with prostheticmitral valve thrombosis who had a successful fibrinolytic treatment. © 2010 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.