Treatment failure of low molecular weight heparin in a patient with an aortic mechanical prosthesis

International Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 146, Issue 2, 2011, Pages

  Dattilo, Giuseppe ^a   Tulino, Domenico ^b   Lamari, Annalisa ^c   Tulino, Viviana ^d   Marte, Filippo ^a   Patanè, Salvatore ^a  

^a Cardiologia Nuovo Presidio Ospedaliero Cutroni Zodda Barcellona PdG(Me)   (Italy)

^b Hospital G Jazzolino Vibo Valentia   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MESSINA   (Italy)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MESSINA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Aortic mechanical prosthesis; Low molecular weight heparin; Mechanical heart valves

Indexed keywords

LOW MOLECULAR WEIGHT HEPARIN;

ANAMNESIS; ANTICOAGULATION; AORTA PROSTHESIS; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL HEART PACEMAKER; CAROTID ARTERY THROMBOSIS; CASE REPORT; DRUG TREATMENT FAILURE; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; AGED; AORTA VALVE PROSTHESIS; AORTA VALVE REPLACEMENT; CARDIOEMBOLIC STROKE; DOPPLER ECHOGRAPHY; MALE; PACEMAKER IMPLANTATION; TREATMENT FAILURE;

AGED; ANTICOAGULANTS; AORTIC VALVE; HEART VALVE PROSTHESIS; HEPARIN, LOW-MOLECULAR-WEIGHT; HUMANS; MALE; STROKE; THROMBOEMBOLISM; TREATMENT FAILURE;

EID: 78651441585     PISSN: 01675273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2008.12.180     Document Type: Article

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