Early degeneration of a bioprosthetic mitral valve complicated by a large left atrial thrombus

Semin Cardiothorac Vasc Anesth. 2011 Sep;15(3):112-4. doi: 10.1177/1089253211416255. Epub 2011 Aug 29.

Abstract

The authors report the case of a patient with symptomatic early bioprosthetic mitral valve deterioration in the setting of calcium supplementation. This was further complicated by a large left atrial thrombus despite supratherapeutic anticoagulation and a previously oversewn left atrial appendage. As mechanical valves are less predisposed to calcification in comparison with bioprosthetic implants, the patient underwent a mechanical mitral valve replacement in addition to a left atrial thrombectomy.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Bioprosthesis*
  • Calcinosis / etiology
  • Calcium / administration & dosage
  • Calcium / adverse effects
  • Heart Atria / pathology
  • Heart Valve Prosthesis
  • Heart Valve Prosthesis Implantation / methods
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Mitral Valve / surgery*
  • Thrombectomy / methods
  • Thrombosis / surgery*

Substances

  • Calcium