Pregnancy following cardiac valve replacement surgery

International Journal of Gynecology and Obstetrics

Volumn 64, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 239-246

  Suri, V ^a   Sawhney, H ^a   Vasishta, K ^a   Renuka, T ^a   Grover, A ^a  

^a POSTGRADUATE INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL EDUCATION AND RESEARCH   (India)

Author keywords

Cardiac valve replacement; Oral anticoagulants; Pregnancy; Thromboembolism

Indexed keywords

ACENOCOUMAROL; ANTICOAGULANT AGENT; DOPAMINE; FUROSEMIDE; HEPARIN; PROTHROMBIN; THROMBOPLASTIN; UROKINASE;

ADULT; ANTICOAGULANT THERAPY; ARTICLE; BLEEDING; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; FEMALE; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART FAILURE; HEART VALVE BIOPROSTHESIS; HEART VALVE PROSTHESIS; HEART VALVE REPLACEMENT; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MATERNAL MORBIDITY; MATERNAL MORTALITY; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PREGNANCY; PREMATURITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SMALL FOR DATE INFANT; STILLBIRTH; SUBCUTANEOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; THROMBOEMBOLISM;

EID: 0032922953     PISSN: 00207292     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0020-7292(98)00263-X     Document Type: Article

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