Apixaban use in an atrial fibrillation patient with double mechanical heart valves: a case report.
Jae Young EomJe Kyoun ShinChang Hee KwonPublished in: European heart journal. Case reports (2021)
We report the efficacy and safety of apixaban in a patient with atrial fibrillation and double mechanical heart valves for preventing prosthetic valve thrombus and systemic embolism.
Keyphrases
- atrial fibrillation
- aortic valve
- oral anticoagulants
- catheter ablation
- left atrial
- left atrial appendage
- heart failure
- direct oral anticoagulants
- case report
- aortic valve replacement
- percutaneous coronary intervention
- transcatheter aortic valve implantation
- aortic stenosis
- mitral valve
- transcatheter aortic valve replacement
- coronary artery disease
- drug induced