Warfarin-associated Fetal Intracranial Hemorrhage: A Case Report

Journal of Korean Medical Science

Volumn 18, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 764-767

  Lee, Ho Chang ^a   Cho, Soo Youn ^a   Lee, Hyun Joo ^a   Kim, Chong Jai ^a   Park, Joong Shin ^a   Chi, Je G ^a  

^a Seoul National University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Fetus; Heart Valve Diseases; Intracranial Hemorrhages; Pregnancy; Warfarin

Indexed keywords

ANTICOAGULANT AGENT; LOW MOLECULAR WEIGHT HEPARIN; NADROPARIN; WARFARIN;

ADULT; ANTICOAGULANT THERAPY; ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; BLOOD CLOTTING DISORDER; BRAIN HEMORRHAGE; CASE REPORT; FEMALE; FETAL HEMORRHAGE; FETUS; FETUS ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; MITRAL VALVE REPLACEMENT; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY TERMINATION; PROTHROMBIN TIME; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0348225379     PISSN: 10118934     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3346/jkms.2003.18.5.764     Document Type: Article

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