Long-term survival and valve-related complications in young women with cardiac valve replacements

Circulation

Volumn 99, Issue 20, 1999, Pages 2669-2676

  North, Robyn A ^a,c   Sadler, Lynn ^a   Stewart, Alistair W ^a   McCowan, Lesley M E ^a   Kerr, Alan R ^b   White, Harvey D ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

^b GREEN LANE HOSPITAL   (New Zealand)

^c NATIONAL WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Pregnancy; Valves; Women

Indexed keywords

ANTICOAGULANT AGENT; HEPARIN; WARFARIN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALLOGRAFT; ANTICOAGULATION; ARTICLE; BIOPROSTHESIS; BLEEDING; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDOCARDITIS; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GRAFT FAILURE; HEART VALVE PROSTHESIS; HEART VALVE REPLACEMENT; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SURVIVAL TIME; THROMBOEMBOLISM;

EID: 0033602821     PISSN: 00097322     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1161/01.CIR.99.20.2669     Document Type: Article

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