Surgical management of mechanical valve thrombosis: Twenty-six years' experience

Journal of Korean Medical Science

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 378-382

  Ahn, Hyuk ^a   Kim, Kyung Hwan ^a   Kwan, Chang Kim ^b   Chang, Young Kim ^c  

^a Seoul National University Hospital   (South Korea)

^b Ewha Womans University   (South Korea)

^c In Je University Hospital   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Heart valves; Mechanical valve; Thrombosis

Indexed keywords

ANTICOAGULANT AGENT; HEPARIN; WARFARIN;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CORONARY ARTERY THROMBOSIS; DRUG INTERACTION; FEMALE; FIBRINOLYTIC THERAPY; FOLLOW UP; HEART VALVE PROSTHESIS; HUMAN; INTERNATIONAL NORMALIZED RATIO; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MORTALITY; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATION; RECURRENT DISEASE; REOPERATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK FACTOR; STATISTICS;

ADULT; AGED; ANTICOAGULANTS; CORONARY THROMBOSIS; DRUG INTERACTIONS; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEART VALVE PROSTHESIS; HEPARIN; HUMANS; INTERNATIONAL NORMALIZED RATIO; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS; RECURRENCE; REOPERATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; THROMBOLYTIC THERAPY; WARFARIN;

EID: 46849122661     PISSN: 10118934     EISSN: 15986357     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3346/jkms.2008.23.3.378     Document Type: Article

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