How to bridge? Management of anticoagulation in patients with mechanical heart valves undergoing noncardiac surgical procedures
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Anticoagulation in patients with mechanical heart valves: follow the guidelines!
year: the lowest in the youngest age group and the highest in the oldest. Intracranial haemorrhage was seen at an unacceptable rate (0.6–0.7/year) in all age groups. Therefore, the authors conclude that the use of mechanical AVR below the age of 60 years is associated with a similar rate of intracranial bleeding as seen in older patients. This report shows the deleterious effect of over-anticoa...
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15 صفحه اولPhysician preferences for perioperative anticoagulation in patients with a mechanical heart valve who are undergoing elective noncardiac surgery.
STUDY OBJECTIVE To determine physicians' anticoagulation preferences in patients with a mechanical heart valve who are undergoing elective surgery, and to determine the effect of different risks of thromboembolism (TE) and postoperative bleeding on anticoagulation preferences. DESIGN Mail survey of physicians who prescribe anticoagulant therapy. METHODS AND RESULTS Physicians were asked to ...
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عنوان ژورنال: The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
سال: 2019
ISSN: 0022-5223
DOI: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2018.06.089