Anticoagulation following mitral valve repair.
Tessa M F WattShannon L MurrayAlexander A BresciaDavid A BurnAlexander WisniewskiShazli P KhanMatthew A RomanoSteven F Bollingnull The Michigan Mitral Research Group MmrgPublished in: Journal of cardiac surgery (2020)
Our analysis showed that postoperative warfarin use was associated with an overall reduced composite of bleeding and thromboembolic incidents and superior long-term survival. These findings suggest that anticoagulation with warfarin following mitral valve repair may be a safe and effective means for avoiding postoperative complications and that a large prospective randomized clinical trial is warranted.