Acute valve malfunction with thrombosed bioprosthetic valve after surgical aortic valve replacement

Abstract

Key Clinical Message Acute valve thrombosis after bioprosthetic aortic valve replacement even under anticoagulation therapy is extremely rare. Cardiac computed tomography is a powerful imaging tool to detect valve thrombosis, and surgery is necessary in case of unstable hemodynamics.

Keywords

• bioprosthetic aortic valve
• thrombus