Clinical Features and Survival Analysis of Patients after Mechanical Heart Valve Replacement, with an Emphasis on Prosthetic Valve Thrombosis.
Fábio TagliariMarcelo Goulart CorreiaGuilherme Dalcol AmorimAlexandre Siciliano ColafranceschiJoão Manoel PedrosoLuiz Fernando RodriguesThaisa Rodrigues TagliariClara WekslerCristiane da Cruz LamasPublished in: Arquivos brasileiros de cardiologia (2022)
The study population was young, and rheumatic valve disease was common in this group. The prevalence of PVT was similar to that described in the literature, despite the low income and low educational level of our sample.