Anticoagulants for Pregnant Women With Mechanical Heart Valves Anticoagulants for Pregnant Women With Mechanical Heart Valves

While vitamin-K antagonists are usually used to treat patients with mechanical heart valves, they are teratogenic. Can they be used safely in pregnancy, and are there better alternatives?European Heart Journal
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