Journal article
Antithrombotic Therapy in Patients With Mechanical and Biological Prosthetic Heart Valves
Abstract
1. Permanent therapy with oral anticoagulants offers the most consistent protection in patients with mechanical heart valves. 2. Antiplatelet agents alone do not consistently protect patients with mechanical prosthetic heart valves, including patients in sinus rhythm with St. Jude Medical valves in the aortic position. 3. Levels of oral anticoagulants that prolong the INR to 2.0 to 3.0 appear satisfactory for patients with St. Jude Medical …
Authors
Stein PD; Alpert JS; Bussey HI; Dalen JE; Turpie AG
Journal
Chest, Vol. 119, No. 1, pp. 220s–227s
Publisher
Elsevier
Publication Date
January 2001
DOI
10.1378/chest.119.1_suppl.220s
ISSN
0012-3692