Warfarin-associated fetal intracranial hemorrhage in woman with mitral valve replacements: A case report

American Journal of Perinatology

Volumn 26, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 597-600

  Masamoto, Hitoshi ^a   Uehara, Hiroyuki ^a   Mekaru, Keiko ^a   Uezato, Tadakazu ^a   Sakumoto, Kaoru ^a   Aoki, Yoichi ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE RYUKYUS   (Japan)

Author keywords

Fetal intracranial hemorrhage; Heparin; Mitral valve replacement; Warfarin

Indexed keywords

HEPARIN; WARFARIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAIN HEMORRHAGE; CASE REPORT; FEMALE; FETUS; FETUS DISEASE; FETUS ECHOGRAPHY; HUMAN; INTERNATIONAL NORMALIZED RATIO; MITRAL VALVE REPLACEMENT; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTHROMBIN TIME;

ADULT; ANTICOAGULANTS; FEMALE; FETAL DEATH; FETAL DISEASES; HEART VALVE PROSTHESIS IMPLANTATION; HEPARIN; HUMANS; INTERNATIONAL NORMALIZED RATIO; INTRACRANIAL HEMORRHAGES; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS, HEMATOLOGIC; THROMBOEMBOLISM; WARFARIN;

EID: 70349437155     PISSN: 07351631     EISSN: 10988785     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-0029-1220781     Document Type: Article

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