Hypo-attenuated leaflet thickening in surgically-implanted mitral bioprosthesis.

Soh HosobaMakoto MoriYoshihiro GotoYuichiro FukumotoTetsuro ShimuraMasanori Yamamoto

Published in: Journal of cardiothoracic surgery (2020)

In this study, the prevalence of HALT was low at 5.7%, all presenting without symptoms. One patient presented with HALT while on therapeutic oral anticoagulation, which may suggest thrombotic etiology may not adequately explain HALT.

Keyphrases

mitral valve
aortic valve
case report
risk factors
left ventricular
aortic valve replacement
aortic stenosis
transcatheter aortic valve implantation
transcatheter aortic valve replacement