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Updated Guidelines Issued for Assessing Prosthetic Heart Valves
TUESDAY, Jan. 16, 2024 – In guidelines issued by the American Society of Echocardiography and published online in the January issue of the Journal of the American Society of Echocardiography,...
Warfarin Cuts Mortality, Thromboembolism After Valve Replacement
THURSDAY, Jan. 4, 2024 – Warfarin use after bioprosthetic surgical aortic valve replacement (sAVR) is associated with lower all-cause mortality and a decreased risk for thromboembolism compared with...
Most Who Get Heart Valve Replacement Don't Get Follow-Up Rehab
TUESDAY, Oct. 10, 2023 – A majority of people who have a minimally invasive heart valve replacement procedure are not getting the recommended cardiac rehab after their surgeries, researchers say. A...
FDA Medwatch Alert: Pradaxa (dabigatran etexilate mesylate): Drug Safety Communication - Should Not Be Used in Patients with Mechanical Prosthetic Heart Valves
ISSUE: The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is informing health care professionals and the public that the blood thinner (anticoagulant) Pradaxa (dabigatran etexilate mesylate) should not be...
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