Failure of Guideline-based Anticoagulation in a Patient with Mitral Prosthetic Valve and Recurrent Thromboembolism

Prosthetic valve (PV)-related thromboembolism is a rare but serious complication of implanted mechanical valves. There is not a design that has yet achieved mechanical perfection; therefore, using these mechanical valves is not free of mortality and morbidity. Some of the complications of using such...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Journal of the American Society of Echocardiography 2008-03, Vol.21 (3), p.296.e1-296.e3
Hauptverfasser:	Mutlu, Halil, MD, Yerlioglu, Mustafa E., MD, Levy, William K., MD
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Aged Anticoagulants - administration & dosage Cardiovascular Heart Valve Prosthesis - adverse effects Humans Male Mitral Valve Insufficiency - surgery Practice Guidelines as Topic Prosthesis Failure Secondary Prevention Thromboembolism - etiology Thromboembolism - prevention & control Treatment Failure
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