A Case of a Pregnant Woman with Thrombosis in an Artificial Aortic Valve Resulting in Severe Cerebral Hemorrhage in the Newborn

• Main Authors: Hidetake Kamei (Author), Yu Wakimoto (Author), Yumi Murakami (Author), Maya Omote (Author), Kayoko Harada (Author), Atsushi Fukui (Author), Hiroyuki Tanaka (Author), Hideaki Sawai (Author), Hiroaki Shibahara (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Hindawi Limited, 2018-01-01T00:00:00Z.
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Many patients, after artificial valve replacement surgery, receive warfarin anticoagulant therapy. However, it has been reported that warfarin administration during pregnancy can cause fetal teratogenicity. With reference to this case, we will discuss how warfarin administration in mid-pregnancy cau...