title: Twenty-two years without anticoagulation with metallic heart valve.
abstract: Anticoagulation is essential and vital for mechanical heart valves to prevent lethal complications such as valve thrombosis and systemic embolism. Herein, we reported the third longest survived case with a metallic aortic valve without anticoagulation and reviewed the role of anticoagulation in mechanical heart valves.
authors.affiliation: Yüksek Ihtisas Hospital, Department of Cardiology, Ankara, Turkey.
authors.forename: Ali
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Yildiz
authors.forename: Firat
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Ozcan
authors.forename: Mehmet
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Dogan
authors.forename: Mehmet Fatih
authors.initials: MF
authors.lastname: Ozlü
authors.forename: Ali
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Sasmaz
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000925:Anticoagulants / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D001021:Aortic Valve; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006349:Heart Valve Diseases / Q000601:surgery*; D006350:Heart Valve Prosthesis; D019918:Heart Valve Prosthesis Implantation / Q000295:instrumentation*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008670:Metals; D012307:Risk Factors; D013923:Thromboembolism / Q000517:prevention & control*; D013997:Time Factors
chemical_list: D000925:Anticoagulants; D008670:Metals