JACC: Case Reports (Jan 2020)
Emergency Aortic Valve Replacement in a 12-Week Pregnant Patient
Abstract
Urgent cardiac surgery was performed in a pregnant woman at 12 weeks of gestation for prosthetic valve thrombosis as result of noncompliance to anticoagulation. With this report we emphasize the importance of proper anticoagulation regimens and follow-up. (Level of Difficulty: Intermediate.)