Cor Vasa 2012, 54(7-8):e217-e222 | DOI: 10.1016/j.crvasa.2012.06.003

Mechanical heart valve prosthesis in pregnancy - multicenter retrospective observational study

Jana Popelováa,g, Tomáš Zatočilb, Zdeněk Vaverac, Tomáš Palečekd, Jiří Ostřanskýe, Jan Lhotskýf, Miroslav Rubáčeka, Roman Gebauerg
a Centrum pro vrozené srdeční vady v dospělosti, Nemocnice Na Homolce, Praha, Česká republika
b Centrum pro vrozené srdeční vady v dospělosti, Klinika kardiologie, Masarykova univerzita a Fakultní nemocnice Brno-Bohunice, Brno, Česká republika
c I. interní kardioangiologická klinika, Lékařská fakulta Univerzity Karlovy v Hradci Králové a Fakultní nemocnice Hradec Králové, Hradec Králové, Česká republika
d II. interní klinika kardiologie a angiologie, 1. lékařská fakulta Univerzity Karlovy a Všeobecná fakultní nemocnice, Praha, Česká republika
e I. interní klinika - kardiologická, Lékařská fakulta Univerzity Palackého a Fakultní nemocnice Olomouc, Olomouc, Česká republika
f Kardiologické oddělení, Komplexní kardiovaskulární centrum, Lékařská fakulta Plzeň, Univerzita Karlova v Praze a Fakultní nemocnice Plzeň, Česká republika
g Dětské kardiocentrum, Fakultní nemocnice Motol, Praha, Česká republika

Keywords: Anticoagulation; Congenital heart disease; Mechanical heart valve prosthesis; Pregnancy; Thrombosis

Received: May 1, 2012; Revised: June 10, 2012; Accepted: June 16, 2012; Published: July 1, 2012  Show citation

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Popelová J, Zatočil T, Vavera Z, Paleček T, Ostřanský J, Lhotský J, et al.. Mechanical heart valve prosthesis in pregnancy - multicenter retrospective observational study. Cor Vasa. 2012;54(7-8):e217-222. doi: 10.1016/j.crvasa.2012.06.003.
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