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Published on: March 26, 2018
Anti-thrombotic Therapy After Mitral Valve Surgery
Bilal H Kirmani1,2, A Marc Gillinov3, Luke J Rogers4,5
1Cardiac Surgery, Liverpool Heart and Chest Hospital, Liverpool, L14 3PE, United Kingdom.
Abstract:
The European and American guidelines offer recommendations for the management of antithrombotic medication following mitral valve interventions. Evidence to support recommendations is frequently extrapolated from studies of aortic valve procedures, despite thrombotic risk being substantially higher in mitral valve disease and mitral valve procedures. This review examines the pathophysiological basis for thrombosis in mitral valve conditions, the recommendations and evidence from the guidelines, and current uncertainties.
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