Possible Subclinical Leaflet Thrombosis in Bioprosthetic Aortic Valves

Makkar, Raj; P. Fontana, Gregory; Jilaihawi, Hasan; Chakravarty, Tarun; F. Kofoed, Klaus; De Backer, Ole; M. Asch, Federico; E. Ruiz, Carlos; Thue Olsen, Niels; Trento, Alfredo; D. Friedman, John; S. Berman, Daniel; Cheng, Wen; Kashif, Muhammad; Jelnin, Vladimir; Kliger, Chad; Guo, Hongfei; D. Pichard, Augusto; J. Weissman, Neil; Kapadia, Samir; Manasse, Eric; L. Bhatt, Deepak; B. Leon, Martin; Søndergaard, Lars

doi:10.1056/nejmoa1509233

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Possible Subclinical Leaflet Thrombosis in Bioprosthetic Aortic Valves

Published in New England Journal of Medicine • Oct 5, 2015

Authors:

Raj Makkar

Gregory P. Fontana

Hasan Jilaihawi

Abstract

BACKGROUND: A finding of reduced aortic-valve leaflet motion was noted on computed tomography (CT) in a patient who had a stroke after transcatheter aortic-valve replacement (TAVR) during an ongoing clinical trial. This finding raised a concern about possible subclinical leaflet thrombosis and promp...

Subject

Leaflet (botany)

Subclinical infection

Cardiology

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