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  • Title: [Anticoagulation in chinese patients with carbomedics mechanical prosthetic heart valves].
    Author: Zhuang W, Zhou XM, Hu JG, Li JM, Yu JF, Jiang L, Hu DX.
    Journal: Zhong Nan Da Xue Xue Bao Yi Xue Ban; 2004 Aug; 29(4):460-2. PubMed ID: 16134606.
    Abstract:
    OBJECTIVE: To provide some references for defining the Chinese optimal intensity of anticoagulation after mechanical heart valve prostheses replacement. METHODS: For the 178 patients with carbomedics mechanical prosthetic heart valves, the means of INR were compared between the patients with complications and those without complications at the standard of INR1. 4 - 2.0. Also, the variations of INR were compared among different follow-ups. RESULTS: During the follow-up, 22 hemorrhagic and 1 thromboembolic complication occurred. The total linearized rate of anticoagulation-related hemorrhage was 5.83% pty. The total linearized rate thromboembolism was 0.26% pty. The late mortality was 0.79% pty (3 cases ). The final mean INR was 1.68 +/- 0.38. The final mean oral warfarin dose was 2.34 +/- 0.80 mg. The differences of variations of INR in five periods were significant (F = 5.072, P < 0.05). The mean INR in the first month of follow-up was 1.75 +/- 0.27. CONCLUSION: For Chinese patients with mechanical prosthetic heart valve, hemorrhage is the principal complication, the ratio of which is much higher than that of thromboembolism. The low-dose anticoagulation (INR1. 4-2.0) could remarkably decrease hemorrhagic events as effectively as prevent the thrombolic events. Moreover the INR is the most unstable in the first month of follow-up, so re-examination for the patients in the first month after the operation is vitally important.
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