A patient with a 30-year-old Björk-Shiley mechanical mitral valve without anticoagulation for 10 years
Today, a wide variety of mechanical mitral valves are implanted for mitral valve pathologies to replace native valves with cardiopulmonary bypass. Life-long use of anticoagulants is essential in mechanical valve patients. Otherwise, serious valve thrombosis leads to fatal outcomes. However, the risk...
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| Language: | English |
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Termedia Publishing House
2021-07-01
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| Series: | Polish Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery |
| Online Access: | https://www.termedia.pl/A-patient-with-a-30-year-old-Bjork-Shiley-mechanical-r-nmitral-valve-without-anticoagulation-for-10-years,40,44573,1,1.html |