Twenty-two years without anticoagulation with metallic heart valve.
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.
Yildiz
Ali
A
Yüksek Ihtisas Hospital, Department of Cardiology, Ankara, Turkey.
Ozcan
Firat
F
Dogan
Mehmet
M
Ozlü
Mehmet Fatih
MF
Sasmaz
Ali
A
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
D000925:Anticoagulants; D008670:Metals