Pregnancy Outcomes in Women With Mechanical Valve Prostheses Using Vitamin K Antagonist Therapy: The Experience of the Salam Centre for Cardiac Surgery in Sudan

• Main Authors: Nicoletta Erba (Author), Sofia Gatti (Author), Suha Abdelwahab Abdalla Hassan (Author), Martin Langer (Author), Liliane Chatenoud (Author), Gina Portella (Author), Raffaela Baiocchi (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Frontiers Media S.A., 2022-07-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Pregnancy and childbirth on anticoagulants after mechanical heart valve replacement present a high risk of complications for both mother and baby. On top of pregnancy worsening the mother's cardiac function, anticoagulant therapy itself is a crucial problem. A safe and effective anticoagulation...