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Schumacher, M; Eber, B; Dusleag, J; Fruhwald, FM; Zweiker, R; Pokan, R; Klein, W.
Thrombosis of a prosthetic mitral valve in the anticardiolipin syndrome
Dtsch Med Wochenschr. 1995; 120(22):795-798 Doi: 10.1055/s-2008-1055410 (- Case Report)
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Führende Autor*innen der Med Uni Graz: Schumacher Martin
Co-Autor*innen der Med Uni Graz: Fruhwald Friedrich; Zweiker Robert
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Abstract:: A 40-year-old woman in whom the mitral valve had to be replaced with a prosthetic one (St. Jude's) had to be reoperated 8 months later because of endocarditis on the second prosthetic valve (Carbo-Medics). Four months later her general condition deteriorated progressively with cough and dyspnoea, requiring hospitalization. Auscultation revealed moist rales over both lung bases; heart sounds were distant but otherwise normal. The "international normalized ratio" was 2.5, while erythrocyte sedimentation rate, white cell count and C-reactive protein were normal. Transthoracic echocardiography demonstrated a hardly moving mitral valve prosthesis with an opening area of 0.8 cm. Subsequently this decreased further and measurement of the anticardiolipin antibody titre revealed an IgG fraction of 37.9 U/ml (normal up to 12 U/ml). Within 48 hours thrombolysis with streptokinase had increased the valve's opening area to 1.8 cm. The patient made an uneventful recovery under strict anticoagulation. This case illustrates that the anticardiolipin syndrome can be a cause of an otherwise unclear genesis.
Find related publications in this database (using NLM MeSH Indexing): Adult -; Antibodies, Anticardiolipin - blood; Anticoagulants - administration and dosage; Antiphospholipid Syndrome - complications; Drug Therapy, Combination - complications; Female - complications; Heart Valve Prosthesis - complications; Heparin - administration and dosage; Humans - administration and dosage; Mitral Valve - administration and dosage; Prosthesis Failure - administration and dosage; Reoperation - administration and dosage; Streptokinase - administration and dosage; Thrombolytic Therapy - methods; Thrombosis - diagnosis