Gradient changes in bioprosthetic valve thrombosis: duration of anticoagulation and strategies to improve detection.
Jwan A NaserIoana PetrescuFilip IonescuVuyisile T NkomoCristina PislaruHartzell V SchaffPatricia A PellikkaHeidi M ConnollyAlexander C EgbeSorin V PislaruPublished in: Open heart (2021)
Gradients start to increase months before the clinical BPVT diagnosis. Recovery is faster in mitral and surgical aortic porcine valves; a longer warfarin trial seems indicated in tricuspid and surgical aortic pericardial valves.
Keyphrases
- aortic valve
- aortic stenosis
- aortic valve replacement
- transcatheter aortic valve replacement
- transcatheter aortic valve implantation
- atrial fibrillation
- mitral valve
- venous thromboembolism
- left ventricular
- pulmonary embolism
- clinical trial
- study protocol
- direct oral anticoagulants
- left atrial
- randomized controlled trial
- phase iii
- real time pcr
- heart failure
- oral anticoagulants
- catheter ablation
- ejection fraction
- pulmonary artery
- placebo controlled