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Mechanical aortic valve without anticoagulation for 33 years in a Yemeni man: a case report
BACKGROUND: Mechanical prosthetic heart valves have been used for many decades to replace damaged native valves. Guidelines mandate the use of anticoagulant therapy in patients with mechanical prosthetic valves of any type, irrespective of the position in the heart. The rationale for this is to prev...
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| Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
| Lenguaje: | English |
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BioMed Central
2016
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| Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4928337/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27356759 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13256-016-0976-6 |