Delayed diagnosis of pulmonary artery thrombosis in a patient undergoing mitral valve replacement

Autor: Devishree Das, Neeti Makhija, Suruchi Hasija, Mohit Prakash
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2024
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Zdroj: Annals of Cardiac Anaesthesia, Vol 27, Iss 1, Pp 68-69 (2024)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 0971-9784
DOI: 10.4103/aca.aca_45_23
Popis: The occurrence of pulmonary artery thrombus in association with rheumatic mitral stenosis is a rare complication. Pulmonary artery thrombus formation may worsen pulmonary artery pressures, and this may precipitate acute right heart failure. The possible mechanisms behind pulmonary artery thrombus formation during mitral valve replacement surgery could be acute coagulopathy following surgery, the presence of chronic pulmonary thromboembolism, or chronic atrial fibrillation. We report an unusual case of pulmonary artery thrombus in a patient with rheumatic MS which was diagnosed with transoesophageal echocardiography after MVR.
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