Case report: acute myocardial infarction in the setting of acute transcatheter aortic valve thrombus

Elsa Hebbo; Alessandro El Khoury; Dounia Iskandarani; Fadi Sawaya

doi:10.3389/fcvm.2023.1164668

Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine (Jun 2023)

Case report: acute myocardial infarction in the setting of acute transcatheter aortic valve thrombus

Elsa Hebbo,
Alessandro El Khoury,
Dounia Iskandarani,
Fadi Sawaya

Affiliations

Elsa Hebbo: Department of Medicine, American University of Beirut, Beirut, Lebanon
Alessandro El Khoury: Department of Medicine, American University of Beirut, Beirut, Lebanon
Dounia Iskandarani: Cardiology Department, American University of Beirut Medical Center, Beirut, Lebanon
Fadi Sawaya: Cardiology Department, American University of Beirut Medical Center, Beirut, Lebanon

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3389/fcvm.2023.1164668
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 10

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We describe a case of valve thrombosis and a subsequent thromboembolic event within only 10 days of transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI). Postprocedural anticoagulants are not standard of care medications post-TAVI in patients without atrial fibrillation. Valve thrombosis is an indication to initiate anticoagulation to resolve and prevent further thrombus.

Published in Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine

ISSN: 2297-055X (Online)
Publisher: Frontiers Media S.A.
Country of publisher: Switzerland
LCC subjects: Medicine: Internal medicine: Specialties of internal medicine: Diseases of the circulatory (Cardiovascular) system
Website: https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/cardiovascular-medicine

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