Risk of Stroke and Major Bleeding with Vitamin-K Antagonist Use after Mitral Valve Repair

CONCLUSIONS: Our study suggests that VKA after MVr does not reduce risk of cerebral embolic events but is associated with increased risk of major bleeding events.PMID:36223805 | DOI:10.1016/j.athoracsur.2022.09.038

Source: The Annals of Thoracic Surgery - October 12, 2022 Category: Cardiovascular & Thoracic Surgery Authors: Chase R Brown Alexandra E Sperry William G Cohen Jason J Han Fabliha Khurshan Peter Groeneveld Nimesh Desai Source Type: research