Guidelines for Management of Left-Sided Prosthetic Valve Thrombosis: A Role for Thrombolytic Therapy 11These guidelines are the results of a Consensus Conference held during the Symposium on Prosthetic Valve Thrombosis on September 16, 1994, in Budapest, Hungary.

OBJECTIVES: We sought to form a consensus recommendation for management of prosthetic valve thrombosis (PVT) from previous case and uncontrolled reports from a consensus of international specialists. BACKGROUND: PVT and thromboembolism relate to inadequate anticoagulation and valve type and location. PVT is suspected by history (dyspnea) and auscultation (muffled valve sounds or new murmurs) and confirmed by Doppler echocardiography showing a …