A pregnant woman with a mechanical prosthetic valve
A 24-year-old woman who was 11 weeks pregnant and had a mechanical mitral valve presented at the emergency department with ischemic stroke. Although treatment with aspirin and unfractionated heparin was initially successful, subsequent management was almost impossible, as she eventually suffered a r...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2019-06-01
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Series: | Revista Portuguesa de Cardiologia |
Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0870255117301920 |