Anticoagulation for the Pregnant Patient with a Mechanical Heart Valve, No Perfect Therapy: Review of Guidelines for Anticoagulation in the Pregnant Patient

Heart valve replacement with a mechanical valve requires lifelong anticoagulation. Guidelines currently recommend using a vitamin K antagonist (VKA) such as warfarin. Given the teratogenic effects of VKAs, it is often favorable to switch to heparin-derived therapies in pregnant patients since they d...

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Autores principales: Richardson, Aaron, Shah, Stuart, Harris, Ciel, McCulloch, Garry, Antoun, Patrick
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Hindawi 2017
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5735605/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29359052
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2017/3090273

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5735605/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29359052
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2017/3090273

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