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Intracerebral haemorrhage, anticoagulation and mechanical heart valves: what should I do next?

Life-long oral anticoagulant therapy is recommended to all patients with mechanical heart valves to reduce the incidence of thromboembolic events. However, intracerebral haemorrhage is the fatal complication associated with anticoagulation, with an estimated 6-month mortality of 67%. (1) The inciden...

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Main Authors: Shah, R, Shah, D, Koganti, S, Davies, R
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: BMJ Publishing Group 2013
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3702808/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23814121
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bcr-2013-008639
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