Oral Anticoagulation Therapy during Pregnancy in Patients with Mechanical Mitral Valves: A Prospective Study

Vascular

Volumn 9, Issue 5, 2001, Pages 478-481

  Hassouna, A ^a   Allam, H ^b  

^a Saint Fatima Square Heliopolis   (Egypt)

^b NATIONAL RESEARCH CENTRE   (Egypt)

Author keywords

dipyridamole; heart valve prosthesis; oral anticoagulants; phenindione; pregnancy

Indexed keywords

ANTICOAGULANT AGENT; DIPYRIDAMOLE; HEPARIN; PHENINDIONE;

ADULT; ANTICOAGULANT THERAPY; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG SAFETY; FEMALE; HEART VALVE PROSTHESIS; HEPARINIZATION; HUMAN; LABOR; POSTPARTUM HEMORRHAGE; PREGNANCY; PREMATURITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROPHYLAXIS; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; STILLBIRTH;

ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANTICOAGULANTS; DIPYRIDAMOLE; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEART VALVE DISEASES; HEART VALVE PROSTHESIS; HEPARIN; HUMANS; INTERNATIONAL NORMALIZED RATIO; MATERNAL WELFARE; MIDDLE AGED; MITRAL VALVE; PHENINDIONE; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS, CARDIOVASCULAR; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0034905690     PISSN: 17085381     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/096721090100900512     Document Type: Article

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