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Asian Cardiovasc Thorac Ann 2002;10:165-166
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CASE STUDY

Acute Thrombotic Obstruction of Mitral Valve Prosthesis: Low Protein C Level

Toshihiro Ohata, MD, Tetsuo Sakakibara, MD, Hiroshi Takano, MD, Toru Ishizaka, MD

Department of Cardiovascular Surgery Osaka Police Hospital Osaka, Japan
Toshihiro Ohata, MD Tel: 81 6 6692 1201 Fax: 81 6 6606 7031 email: tohata{at}aol.comDepartment of Cardiovascular Surgery, Osaka Prefectural Hospital, 3-1-56 Bandai-Higashi, Sumiyoshi-ku, Osaka 558-8558, Japan.
A 51-year-old female underwent redo mitral valve replacement with a pericardial bioprosthesis because of acute thrombotic obstruction of a mechanical valve, in spite of adequate anticoagulation with warfarin. Her protein C level was 24% of the normal value and protein S was reduced to 54% of normal.






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