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Apixaban use in an atrial fibrillation patient with double mechanical heart valves: a case report

BACKGROUND: Warfarin is the only approved oral anticoagulant for long-term prophylaxis against valve thrombosis and thromboembolism in patients with mechanical heart valves. To date, apixaban for patients with double (aortic and mitral) mechanical heart valves has not been reported in the literature...

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Autores principales: Eom, Jae Young, Shin, Je Kyoun, Kwon, Chang Hee
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Oxford University Press 2021
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8343445/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34377918
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ehjcr/ytab285