Portal vein thrombosis after aortic valve replacement surgery in a patient with antithrombin III deficiency - case presentation

We presented an unique case of portal vein thrombosis (PVT) after aortic valve replacement due to antithrombin III (ATIII) deficiency. PVT after aortic valve replacement (AVR) is a serious complication, which has not previously been reported.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Wang, Yu-qing, Chen, Qiu-lin, Zhu, Da, Dong, Li
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: BioMed Central 2014
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4012710/