Thrombotic and haemorrhagic complications in patients with heart valve prostheses: a more complex matter than proper prothrombin time ratios

MeSH terms

• Arrhythmias, Cardiac / complications
• Bias
• Cardiomegaly / complications
• Coumarins / therapeutic use*
• Heart Valve Prosthesis* / adverse effects
• Hemorrhage / chemically induced*
• Hemorrhage / mortality
• Humans
• Postoperative Complications*
• Prognosis
• Prothrombin Time*
• Retrospective Studies
• Thrombosis / etiology*
• Thrombosis / mortality
• Thrombosis / prevention & control