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An audit of pregnant women with prosthetic heart valves at a tertiary hospital in South Africa: a five-year experience

BACKGROUND: Cardiac disease in pregnancy is a common problem in under-resourced countries and a significant cause of maternal morbidity and mortality. A large proportion of patients with cardiac disease have prosthetic mechanical heart valve replacements, warranting prophylactic anticoagulation. AIM...

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Autores principales: Mazibuko, B, Ramnarain, H, Moodley, J
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Clinics Cardive Publishing 2012
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3721885/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22614667
http://dx.doi.org/10.5830/CVJA-2012-022