ANTICOAGULATION WITH VITAMIN K ANTAGONISTS VERSUS ANTIPLATELET THERAPY EARLY AFTER BIOPROSTHETIC VALVE IMPLANTATION IN THE PREVENTION OF THROMBOEMBOLISM: A META-ANALYSIS OF RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS

Autor: Ferdinand Gerodias, Jay Datukan, Sue Ann Locnen, Patricia Mariano, Anthony Gerodias
Rok vydání: 2018
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Zdroj: Journal of the American College of Cardiology. 71:A1987
ISSN: 0735-1097
DOI: 10.1016/s0735-1097(18)32528-2
Popis: The optimum medical therapy in the 1st 3 months after surgical bioprosthetic valve implantation (BVI) remains controversial. Current guidelines of the American College of Cardiology recommend anticoagulation with vitamin K antagonists (VKA) (level IIa) or antiplatelet (AP) using aspirin (level IIa)
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