Routine hospital based follow up for patients with mechanical valve prostheses: Is it worthwhile?

Heart

Volumn 82, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 520-522

  Mahy, I R ^a   Dougall, H ^a   Buckley, A ^a   Jeffrey, R R ^b   Walton, S ^a   Jennings, K P ^a  

^a ABERDEEN ROYAL INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANTICOAGULANT THERAPY; BIOPROSTHESIS; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEART VALVE PROSTHESIS; HEART VALVE REPLACEMENT; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHORT SURVEY; THROMBOEMBOLISM; THROMBOSIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0032826554     PISSN: 13556037     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/hrt.82.4.520     Document Type: Short Survey

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