Is short-term anticoagulation necessary after mitral valve repair?

Interactive Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery

Volumn 5, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 761-765

  Asopa, Sanjay ^a   Patel, Anish ^a   Dunning, Joel ^b  

^a SOUTHAMPTON GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Anticoagulation; Mitral valve repair; Thoracic surgery; Warfarin

Indexed keywords

ANTICOAGULANT AGENT; WARFARIN;

ANTICOAGULATION; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; FOLLOW UP; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HUMAN; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MEDICAL SOCIETY; MITRAL VALVE; MITRAL VALVE REPLACEMENT; PATIENT CARE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SINUS RHYTHM; THROMBOEMBOLISM;

EID: 33845450010     PISSN: 15699293     EISSN: 15699293     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1510/icvts.2006.143099     Document Type: Article

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