Three pregnancies with mechanical heart valve and no follow-up in 10 years

Raja Parvez Akhtar; Abdul Rehman Abid; Hasnain Zafar

Three pregnancies with mechanical heart valve and no follow-up in 10 years

Raja Parvez Akhtar, Abdul Rehman Abid, Hasnain Zafar

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Abstract

Anticoagulation and proper INR (International Normalized Ratio) monitoring is essential for patients having mechanical heart valves; it is vital in these patients in order to prevent lethal complications such as valve thrombosis and systemic embolism. In pregnancy, it becomes even more important as pregnancy itself is a hypercoagulable state. This report describes a female patient having undergone mitral valve replacement with a Starr Edward metallic prosthesis. She came back to the operating surgeon after 10 years of valve replacement with a history of three uneventful healthy deliveries and no follow-up and INR monitoring during this period.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	292-293
Number of pages	2
Journal	Journal of the College of Physicians and Surgeons--Pakistan : JCPSP
Volume	17
Issue number	5
Publication status	Published - May 2007
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

Anticoagulation
Pregnancy
Prosthetic heart valves
Rheumatic heart disease

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Three pregnancies with mechanical heart valve and no follow-up in 10 years

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