Warfarin treatment during pregnancy: a clinical note.
The case history is presented of a woman aged 38 who received warfarin treatment because of a mitral valve replacement. During the first trimester of pregnancy, her prothrombin time was 20% of normal and kept at 40% until the 38th week of gestation. Then the patient received heparin until a few days after delivery of a normal child.
D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006349:Heart Valve Diseases / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008943:Mitral Valve / Q000601:surgery; D011247:Pregnancy; D011249:Pregnancy Complications, Cardiovascular / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000601:surgery; D011517:Prothrombin Time; D014859:Warfarin / Q000627:therapeutic use*
D014859:Warfarin