Prosthetic valve endocarditis: What is the evidence for anticoagulant therapy?

Internal Medicine Journal

Volumn 41, Issue 11, 2011, Pages 795-797

  Yau, J W Y ^a   Lee, P ^a   Wilson, A ^a   Jenkins, A J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Anticoagulation; Haemorrhage; Neurologic complication; Prosthetic valve endocarditis; Thromboembolism

Indexed keywords

ANTICOAGULANT AGENT;

ANTICOAGULANT THERAPY; ARTICLE; BRAIN HEMORRHAGE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; HEART VALVE PROSTHESIS; HUMAN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; PROSTHETIC VALVE ENDOCARDITIS; STROKE; THROMBOEMBOLISM;

ANTICOAGULANTS; ENDOCARDITIS; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; HEART VALVE PROSTHESIS; HUMANS; NERVOUS SYSTEM DISEASES;

EID: 81255176123     PISSN: 14440903     EISSN: 14455994     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1445-5994.2011.02580.x     Document Type: Article

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