Warfarin or aspirin after mitral valve repair: Why work harder?

J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2016 May;151(5):1309-10. doi: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2015.12.044. Epub 2016 Jan 7.

Author

Leonid Sternik¹

Affiliation

¹ Department of Cardiac Surgery, Sheba Medical Center, Tel-Hashomer, Israel. Electronic address: leosternik@hotmail.com.

PMID: 26832210
DOI: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2015.12.044

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Publication types

Editorial
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MeSH terms

Anticoagulants / therapeutic use
Aspirin / therapeutic use*
Bioprosthesis
Follow-Up Studies
Heart Valve Prosthesis
Humans
Mitral Valve
Thromboembolism
Warfarin / therapeutic use*

Substances

Anticoagulants
Warfarin
Aspirin