"Three pregnancies with mechanical heart valve and no follow-up in 10 y" by Raja Parvez Akhtar, Abdul Rehman Abid et al.
 

Document Type

Article

Department

General Surgery

Abstract

Anticoagulation and proper INR (International Normalized Ratio) monitoring is essential for patients having mechanical heart valves; it is vital in these patients in order to prevent lethal complications such as valve thrombosis and systemic embolism. In pregnancy, it becomes even more important as pregnancy itself is a hypercoagulable state. This report describes a female patient having undergone mitral valve replacement with a Starr Edward metallic prosthesis. She came back to the operating surgeon after 10 years of valve replacement with a history of three uneventful healthy deliveries and no follow-up and INR monitoring during this period.

Publication (Name of Journal)

Journal of College of Physicians and Surgeons Pakistan

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