THROMBOEMBOLIC RATES AFTER VALVE-REPLACEMENT - IMPORTANT FACTORS

Authors
BURCKHARDT D HORSTKOTTE D
Citation
D. Burckhardt et D. Horstkotte, THROMBOEMBOLIC RATES AFTER VALVE-REPLACEMENT - IMPORTANT FACTORS, Zeitschrift fur Kardiologie, 87, 1998, pp. 33-36
Citations number
11
Categorie Soggetti
Cardiac & Cardiovascular System
Journal title
Zeitschrift fur Kardiologie → ACNP
ISSN journal
03005860
Volume
87
Year of publication
1998
Supplement
4
Pages
33 - 36
Database
ISI
SICI code
0300-5860(1998)87:<33:TRAV-I>2.0.ZU;2-D
Abstract
The most important factors influencing thromboembolic rates after valv e replacement are: 1) Cardiogenic factors such as left ventricular fun ction, left atrial size and atrial rhythm. 2) Prosthesis-related facto rs such as type of prosthesis, position of prosthesis, and time after implantation. 3) Patient-related factors such as quality of anticoagul ation and gender. 4) Conditions with hypercoagulability.