Thirty years survival without anticoagulation after aortic valve replacement with a Bjork-Shiley prosthesis

Authors
Kucukaksu, DS Akgul, A Uzun, A Tarcan, O Cagli, K Sener, E Tasdemir, O Bayazit, K
Citation
Ds. Kucukaksu et al., Thirty years survival without anticoagulation after aortic valve replacement with a Bjork-Shiley prosthesis, J HEART V D, 10(4), 2001, pp. 548-549
Citations number
5
Categorie Soggetti
Cardiovascular & Respiratory Systems
Journal title
JOURNAL OF HEART VALVE DISEASE
ISSN journal
09668519 → ACNP
Volume
10
Issue
4
Year of publication
2001
Pages
548 - 549
Database
ISI
SICI code
0966-8519(200107)10:4<548:TYSWAA>2.0.ZU;2-R
Abstract
Anticoagulation is mandatory in all mechanical valve replacements and, when well-managed, permits both embolism and valve thrombosis to be kept at low levels. Here, we report the case of a male patient who has survived 30 yea rs without anticoagulation following aortic valve replacement with the Bjor k-Shiley prosthesis.