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

J Cardiothorac Surg

Department of Cardiac Surgery, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, No, 37, Guoxue Alley, Chengdu, Sichuan Province 610041, China.

Published: April 2014

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.

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