Thirty years survival without anticoagulation after aortic valve replacement with a Björk-Shiley prosthesis

Kücükaksu D., Akgül A., Uzun A., Tarcan O., Çagli K., ŞENER E., ...More

Journal of Heart Valve Disease, vol.10, no.4, pp.548-549, 2001 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus) identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 10 Issue: 4
  • Publication Date: 2001
  • Journal Name: Journal of Heart Valve Disease
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.548-549
  • Ankara Yıldırım Beyazıt University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Anticoagulation is mandatory in all mechanical valve replacements and, when well-managed, permits both embolism and valve thrombosis to be kept at low levels. Here, we report the case of a male patient who has survived 30 years without anticoagulation following aortic valve replacement with the Björk-Shiley prosthesis.