title: Successful outcome of pregnancy with mechanical heart valve with home heparin therapy.
abstract: There is high incidence of rheumatic valvular heart disease in developing countries like Bangladesh, for which large number of young females undergo valve replacement with mechanical prosthetic heart valve. Pregnancy with mechanical heart valve carries risk of warfarin embryopathy and increased incidence of maternal thrombo-embolism. We had successful outcome of pregnancy of a patient with mechanical prosthetic heart valve with home heparin therapy.
authors.affiliation: Department of Obs & Gynae, Medical College for Women & Hospital, Uttara, Dhaka, Bangladesh.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Saha
authors.forename: D K
authors.initials: DK
authors.lastname: Adhikary
authors.forename: S M
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Shahida
authors.forename: S N
authors.initials: SN
authors.lastname: Biswas
authors.forename: M A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Islam
authors.forename: S K
authors.initials: SK
authors.lastname: Saha
authors.forename: P K
authors.initials: PK
authors.lastname: Chanda
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Ahmed
mesh_terms: D000014:Abnormalities, Drug-Induced / Q000517:prevention & control*; D000328:Adult; D000925:Anticoagulants / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D005260:Female; D006350:Heart Valve Prosthesis; D006495:Heparin, Low-Molecular-Weight / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D006801:Humans; D008943:Mitral Valve / Q000601:surgery*; D008946:Mitral Valve Stenosis / Q000601:surgery; D009295:Nasal Bone / Q000002:abnormalities; D011247:Pregnancy; D011249:Pregnancy Complications, Cardiovascular / Q000517:prevention & control*; D012646:Self Administration; D014859:Warfarin / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000627:therapeutic use
chemical_list: D000925:Anticoagulants; D006495:Heparin, Low-Molecular-Weight; D014859:Warfarin