Balancing Hemostasis with Thrombosis

Darren Harrison, MD; Varun Pattisapu, MD; Ryan Cooney, MD; Sovik De Sirkar, MD; Francisco Diaz-Viera, MD; David Zientek, MD

JACC: Case Reports (Jan 2024)

Balancing Hemostasis with Thrombosis

Darren Harrison, MD,
Varun Pattisapu, MD,
Ryan Cooney, MD,
Sovik De Sirkar, MD,
Francisco Diaz-Viera, MD,
David Zientek, MD

Affiliations

Darren Harrison, MD: University of Texas at Austin Dell Medical School, Austin, Texas, USA; Ascension Texas Cardiovascular Institute, Austin, Texas, USA
Varun Pattisapu, MD: University of Texas at Austin Dell Medical School, Austin, Texas, USA; Ascension Texas Cardiovascular Institute, Austin, Texas, USA
Ryan Cooney, MD: University of Texas at Austin Dell Medical School, Austin, Texas, USA; Ascension Texas Cardiovascular Institute, Austin, Texas, USA
Sovik De Sirkar, MD: University of Texas at Austin Dell Medical School, Austin, Texas, USA; Ascension Texas Cardiovascular Institute, Austin, Texas, USA
Francisco Diaz-Viera, MD: University of Texas at Austin Dell Medical School, Austin, Texas, USA; Ascension Texas Cardiovascular Institute, Austin, Texas, USA
David Zientek, MD: Address for correspondence: Dr David Zientek, University of Texas Dell Medical School, 1004 West 32nd St., Suite 300, Austin, Texas 78705, USA.; University of Texas at Austin Dell Medical School, Austin, Texas, USA; Ascension Texas Cardiovascular Institute, Austin, Texas, USA

Journal volume & issue: Vol. 29, no. 1
p. 102143

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A 32-year-old pregnant woman with a mechanical mitral valve was admitted with vaginal bleeding and was found to have placenta previa. During her hospital stay, she developed acute valvular thrombosis. She underwent an emergency cesarean section followed by successful mechanical valve replacement.

Published in JACC: Case Reports

ISSN: 2666-0849 (Online)
Publisher: Elsevier
Country of publisher: United States
LCC subjects: Medicine: Internal medicine: Specialties of internal medicine: Diseases of the circulatory (Cardiovascular) system
Website: https://www.journals.elsevier.com/jacc-case-reports

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