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Signa vitae : journal for intesive care and emergency medicine, Vol. 2 No. 2, 2007.

Professional paper

Hemorrhagic shock as a complication of anticoagulant therapy following the mitral valve replacement

Tajana Zah ; University Hospital Zagreb, Department of anesthesiology, reanimatology and intensive care, 10000 Zagreb, Croatia
Višnja Ivančan ; University Hospital Zagreb, Department of anesthesiology, reanimatology and intensive care, 10000 Zagreb, Croatia
Dinko Tonković ; University Hospital Zagreb, Department of anesthesiology, reanimatology and intensive care, 10000 Zagreb, Croatia
Željko Krznarić ; University Hospital Zagreb, Department of anesthesiology, reanimatology and intensive care, 10000 Zagreb, Croatia
Igor Klinar ; University Hospital for infective diseases "Fran Mihaljević", 10000 Zagreb, Croatia
Višnja Majerić Kogler ; University Hospital Zagreb, Department of anesthesiology, reanimatology and intensive care, 10000 Zagreb, Croatia

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Abstract

This report describes a case of the hemorrhagic shock in a patient on the anticoagulant therapy supplementing implanted mechanical prosthetic heart valve replacing the mitral valve. The association between hemorrhagic shock, mechanical prosthetic heart valve and anticoagulant therapy is briefly discussed.

Keywords

hemorrhagic shock; mechanical prosthetic heart valve; anticoagulant therapy

Hrčak ID:

17027

URI

https://hrcak.srce.hr/17027

Publication date:

1.10.2007.

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