Oral anticoagulation and mechanical heart valves: the case of the elderly and pregnancy

MeSH terms

• Administration, Oral
• Aged
• Anticoagulants / administration & dosage
• Anticoagulants / therapeutic use*
• Aspirin / administration & dosage
• Aspirin / therapeutic use
• Contraindications
• Female
• Heart Valve Prosthesis / adverse effects*
• Heparin / administration & dosage
• Heparin / therapeutic use
• Humans
• International Normalized Ratio
• Practice Guidelines as Topic
• Pregnancy
• Risk Factors
• Thromboembolism / etiology
• Thromboembolism / prevention & control*
• Warfarin / administration & dosage
• Warfarin / therapeutic use