Is there a risk in avoiding risk for younger patients with aortic valve disease?

BMJ

Volumn 342, Issue 7809, 2011, Pages

  Treasure, Tom ^a   Hasan, Asif ^b   Yacoub, Magdi ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b FREEMAN HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c HAREFIELD HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTICOAGULANT AGENT; WARFARIN;

ANTICOAGULATION; AORTA VALVE DISEASE; AORTA VALVE REPLACEMENT; ARTICLE; BLEEDING DISORDER; CARDIOPULMONARY BYPASS; DRUG MONITORING; HEART SURGERY; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HOME CARE; HUMAN; PERIOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PREVENTIVE MEDICINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REOPERATION; RISK BENEFIT ANALYSIS; RISK REDUCTION; ROSS PROCEDURE; SURGICAL RISK; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; THROMBOEMBOLISM; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; AORTA VALVE REGURGITATION; RISK ASSESSMENT; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AORTIC VALVE INSUFFICIENCY; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 79957967055     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17561833     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.d2466     Document Type: Article

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