Craniotomy with prosthetic heart valves: A clinical dilemma

British Journal of Neurosurgery

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 40-42

  Caird, J ^a   Chukwunyerenwa, C ^a   Ali, Z ^a   Rawluk, D ^a  

^a BEAUMONT HOSPITAL   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Anticoagulation; Craniotomy; Prosthetic heart valve

Indexed keywords

HEPARIN; LOW MOLECULAR WEIGHT HEPARIN; TINZAPARIN; WARFARIN;

ADULT; ANTICOAGULANT THERAPY; AORTA VALVE PROSTHESIS; ARTICLE; BRAIN HEMORRHAGE; BRAIN TUMOR; CASE REPORT; CRANIOTOMY; HEART VALVE PROSTHESIS; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RHEUMATIC HEART DISEASE;

ANTICOAGULANTS; AORTIC VALVE; BRAIN NEOPLASMS; CRANIOTOMY; HEART VALVE PROSTHESIS; HEPARIN, LOW-MOLECULAR-WEIGHT; HUMANS; INTRACRANIAL HEMORRHAGES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POSTOPERATIVE HEMORRHAGE; RISK FACTORS; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WARFARIN;

EID: 33646471090     PISSN: 02688697     EISSN: 1360046X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02688690600603719     Document Type: Article

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