A Novel Sensorized Heart Valve Prosthesis: Preliminary In Vitro Evaluation. [PDF]
Sensors (Basel), 2018 Background: Recent studies have shown that subclinical valve thrombosis in heart valve prosthesis (HVP) can be responsible for reduced leaflet motion detectable only by advanced imaging diagnostics.
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Optimum INR intensity and therapeutic INR control in patients with mechanical heart valve prosthesis on warfarin oral anticoagulation at Dr George Mukhari academic hospital: a three-year retrospective study [PDF]
South African Family Practice, 2018 Background: Available evidence suggest that the optimum prothrombin time-international normalised ratio (PT-INR) intensities recommended for anticoagulation of patients with mechanical heart valve prosthesis may not apply to all race groups.
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A Computational Tool for the Microstructure Optimization of a Polymeric Heart Valve Prosthesis. [PDF]
J Biomech Eng, 2016 Styrene-based block copolymers are promising materials for the development of a polymeric heart valve prosthesis (PHV), and the mechanical properties of these polymers can be tuned via the manufacturing process, orienting the cylindrical domains to ...
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Limited dose warfarin throughout pregnancy in patients with mechanical heart valve prosthesis: a meta-analysis [PDF]
Interactive Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery, 2014 The continuation of warfarin throughout pregnancy in patients with a mechanical valve prosthesis is a valid anticoagulation regimen, provided that warfarin dose does not exceed 5 mg/day. Two decades after being introduced, the efficacy and safety of this
Ahmed Hassouna, Hemat Allam
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Effects of a Personalized Nurse-Led Educational Program for New Patients Receiving Oral Anticoagulant Therapy after Mechanical Heart Valve Prosthesis Implantation on Adherence to Treatment. [PDF]
J Chest Surg, 2021 Eltheni R +3 more
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Bioinspired Heart Valve Prosthesis Made by Silicone Additive Manufacturing [PDF]
Matter, 2019 Fergal B. Coulter +8 more
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Biological Aortic Heart Valve Prosthesis in Patients Under 65 Years Old: Are the Paradigms Changing? [PDF]
Braz J Cardiovasc Surg, 2018 Evora PRB, Braile DM.
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Non-β-hemolytic Streptococcal Bacteremia in Patients With Heart Valve Prosthesis-Is It Always Infective Endocarditis? [PDF]
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Third Re-Do Surgery in a Young Woman with Massive Early Double-Valve Prosthesis and Thromboembolic Stroke [PDF]
Romanian Journal of Cardiology, 2021 Valvular heart disease affects more that 100 million people worldwide. Valvular replacement remains the only definite treatment for most of the patients with severe disease. Careful medical management and periodic follow up of valve function is mandatory
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