Brachial embolism from mechanical mitral valve thrombosis: Multimodality imaging-guided successful thrombolysis

Sinan Cerşit, Emrah Bayam, Sabahattin Gündüz, Ahmet Güner, Mehmet Özkan

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Abstract

We report the administration of low-dose (25 mg) prolonged infusion (25 h) of tissue-typed plasminogen activator (t-PA) in the treatment of brachial arterial thromboembolism (BAT) secondary to prosthetic valve thrombosis (PVT), under the guidance of multimodality imaging. BAT is a rare disorder with serious consequences. The case of BAT secondary to mitral PVT was successfully treated with low-dose prolonged infusion of t-PA under the guidance of multimodality imaging with upper extremity duplex Doppler ultrasonography, multislice computerized tomographic angiography, coventional angiography and advanced transesophageal echocardiography. This case has demonstrated that low-dose prolonged infusion of t-PA may be adequate in the treatment of BAT.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)395-398
Number of pages4
JournalBlood Coagulation and Fibrinolysis
Volume29
Issue number4
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 1 Jun 2018
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • brachial artery
  • computed tomography
  • prosthetic mitral valve
  • thromboembolism
  • thrombolytic therapy
  • two-dimensional and three-dimensional transesophageal echocardiography

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