Caring for patients with prosthetic heart valves
Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine. 2002 January;69(1):75-87
January 1, 2002|Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine
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ABSTRACTPatients with prosthetic heart valves require regular examinations and echocardiograms, antithrombotic therapy, and appropriate antibiotic prophylaxis against endocarditis. Physicians must also be on the alert for several uncommon but potentially devastating complications: valve structural failure, thrombosis, embolism, endocarditis, paravalvular leak, and hemolytic anemia.
