The thrombosed prosthetic valve: Current recommendations based on evidence from the literature

Journal of the American College of Cardiology

Volumn 41, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 659-660

  Alpert, Joseph S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FIBRINOLYTIC AGENT; STREPTOKINASE; TISSUE PLASMINOGEN ACTIVATOR; UROKINASE; WARFARIN;

ANTICOAGULANT THERAPY; AORTA VALVE PROSTHESIS; AORTA VALVE REPLACEMENT; BLEEDING; BRAIN INFARCTION; CAUSE OF DEATH; DEATH; DISEASE SEVERITY; DISSOLUTION; EMBOLISM; HEART LEFT ATRIUM; HEART VALVE PROSTHESIS; HEART VALVE REPLACEMENT; HUMAN; MITRAL VALVE PROSTHESIS; MITRAL VALVE REPLACEMENT; NOTE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENT DISEASE; RISK FACTOR; SURGICAL MORTALITY; THROMBOSIS; TRANSESOPHAGEAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; TRANSIENT ISCHEMIC ATTACK; TRANSTHORACIC ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0037454080     PISSN: 07351097     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0735-1097(02)02871-1     Document Type: Editorial

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