Antiplatelet Therapy for Long-Term Management of Patients with Mechanical Aortic Prostheses.

CONCLUSIONS: Platelet-mediated thromboembolism following MAP installation can be treated with antiplatelet agents. The 16-year results of the present study suggested that antiplatelet agents can reduce thromboembolic events in patients with MAP. Strokes can be prevented in patients with MAP if treated with the correct antiplatelet agent, if the patient responds to the agent employed and is strictly compliant. PMID: 30207122 [PubMed - in process]
Source: Journal of Heart Valve Disease - Category: Cardiology Tags: J Heart Valve Dis Source Type: research