Fifteen years survival without anticoagulation after mechanical tricuspid valve replacement: a case report

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Cicekcioglu F., Temurturkan M., Parlar A. İ., Babaroglu S., Aksoyek A., Tutun U., ...More

TURK GOGUS KALP DAMAR CERRAHISI DERGISI-TURKISH JOURNAL OF THORACIC AND CARDIOVASCULAR SURGERY, vol.18, no.4, pp.327-329, 2010 (SCI-Expanded)

• Publication Type: Article / Article
• Volume: 18 Issue: 4
• Publication Date: 2010
• Journal Name: TURK GOGUS KALP DAMAR CERRAHISI DERGISI-TURKISH JOURNAL OF THORACIC AND CARDIOVASCULAR SURGERY
• Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus, TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
• Page Numbers: pp.327-329
• Kütahya Health Sciences University Affiliated: No

Abstract

Isolated tricuspid valve replacement is not a common operation and the choice between mechanical and biologic prostheses remains controversial. When mechanical prosthesis are used, anticoagulant therapy is mandatory. In this article, we report a 21-years-old female patient who survived 15-years without anticoagulation following tricuspid valve replacement with a Bjork-Shiley prosthesis. Ultimately the mechanical valve was stuck and we replaced the tricuspid valve with a St. Jude Medical trileaflet bioprosthesis.