Pregnancy Outcomes in Women With Mechanical Valve Prostheses Using Vitamin K Antagonist Therapy: The Experience of the Salam Centre for Cardiac Surgery in Sudan

Pregnancy Outcomes in Women With Mechanical Valve Prostheses Using Vitamin K Antagonist Therapy: The Experience of the Salam Centre for Cardiac Surgery in Sudan

Pregnancy and childbirth on anticoagulants after mechanical heart valve replacement present a high risk of complications for both mother and baby. On top of pregnancy worsening the mother's cardiac function, anticoagulant therapy itself is a crucial problem. A safe and effective anticoagulation...

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Main Authors: Nicoletta Erba, Sofia Gatti, Suha Abdelwahab Abdalla Hassan, Martin Langer, Liliane Chatenoud, Gina Portella, Raffaela Baiocchi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2022-07-01
Series:Frontiers in Pediatrics
Subjects:
anticoagulants-therapeutic use
pregnancy
mechanical heart valves
humanitarian medicine
Warfarin
maternal death
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fped.2022.918547/full

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