EMBOLIC STROKE IN A PREGNANT PATIENT WITH A MECHANICAL HEART-VALVE ONOPTIMAL HEPARIN-THERAPY

Authors
WATSON WJ FREEMAN J OBRIEN C BENSON M
Citation
Wj. Watson et al., EMBOLIC STROKE IN A PREGNANT PATIENT WITH A MECHANICAL HEART-VALVE ONOPTIMAL HEPARIN-THERAPY, American journal of perinatology, 13(6), 1996, pp. 371-372
Citations number
7
Categorie Soggetti
Pediatrics
Journal title
American journal of perinatology → ACNP
ISSN journal
07351631
Volume
13
Issue
6
Year of publication
1996
Pages
371 - 372
Database
ISI
SICI code
0735-1631(1996)13:6<371:ESIAPP>2.0.ZU;2-2
Abstract
A 28-year-old woman with a mechanical aortic heart valve experienced a n embolic stroke in early pregnancy after her anticoagulation therapy was changed from warfarin to heparin. This occurred despite use of a s ubcutaneous heparin infusion pump and optimal anticoagulation. Thrombo embolism can occur in pregnant patients with mechanical heart valves d espite optimal heparin therapy.