Patient presented on (b)(6) 2015 with acute decompensated left sided chf and suspected early deterioration of her aortic valve prosthesis.Echo performed on (b)(6) 2014 showed a new and severe gradient across her mitroflow aortic valve and the patient was sent to (b)(6) per her request.Evaluation at (b)(6) on (b)(6) 2014 suggests there may be some thrombus on the valve, anticoagulation started.(b)(6) reported they had seen few cases of thrombosis on bioprosthetic tissue valves which have responded to anticoagulation.Patient returned to (b)(6) on (b)(6) 2015 with acute decompensated left sided chf and suspected early deterioration of her aortic valve prosthesis.Patient had another tee on (b)(6) 2015 which showed no significant gradient across her new mechanical aortic valve and a mild perivalvular aortic regurgitation.Patient on anticoagulation and is followed in the heart failure and anticoagulation clinic at the heart doctors.
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