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Summary of Anticoagulation / Antiplatelet therapy for mechanical valves.

- Dr. Joseph Shatzel
@Clotmaster

#Pharmacology #Prosthetic #Valve #Anticoagulation #Bioprosthetic
Summary of Anticoagulation ... for mechanical valves ... Pharmacology #Prosthetic #Valve ... #Anticoagulation
Cardiac Valve Replacement - Anticoagulation INR Targets and Antiplatelet by Valve Type

Bioprosthetic valves require at least
Cardiac Valve Replacement ... - Anticoagulation ... Antiplatelet by Valve ... 2.4.3; UpToDate Anticoagulation ... #Anticoagulation
Antithrombotic Therapy in Patients with Prosthetic Heart Valves - INR Targets
Mechanical Valve - Duration Lifelong
INR 3.0:
Prosthetic Heart Valves ... Targets Mechanical Valve ... • Any mitral valve ... 2.5: • Aortic valve ... Targets #Goals #anticoagulation
Antithrombotic Regimens for Prosthetic Heart Valves

Mechanical Heart Valves
Bioprosthetic Heart Valves
Transcatheter Aortic Valve Repair

Ashley & Brooke Barlow
Prosthetic Heart Valves ... Mechanical Heart Valves ... Bioprosthetic Heart Valves ... Transcatheter Aortic Valve ... theABofPharmaC #anticoagulation
Atrial Fibrillation (A-Fib) Summary

Symptoms:
• Palpitations, light-headedness, dizziness, dyspnea, exercise intolerance, chest pain, near-syncope, syncope.

Why?
Cardiac:
	• Valvular heart
unknown duration • Anticoagulation ... exclude thrombus • Anticoagulation ... β-blocker or CCB Anticoagulation ... Mechanical heart valve ... occlusion an option if anticoagulation
Endocarditis Summary

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV substance use
• IV catheter
• Recent
• Prosthetic valve ... Influenza Prosthetic Valve ... cause + Systemic anticoagulation ... aureus prosthetic valve
Replacement Heart Valves - Mechanical and Bioprosthetic
Mechanical Valves:
 • Ball and Cage Valves: Hufnagel Caged Ball
Replacement Heart Valves ... Ball and Cage Valves ... Hufnagel Caged Ball Valve ... Silastic Ball Valve ... ), CarboMedics Valves
Endocarditis - Overview and Differential Diagnosis Framework

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV
• Prosthetic valve ... • Prosthetic Valve ... cause + Systemic anticoagulation ... aureus prosthetic valve
Perioperative Medications - Which Medications to Hold or Continue?
Aspirin - Continue
 • Aspirin should be continued
require bridging anticoagulation ... mechanical heart valve
Artificial Heart Valve Replacement - Positioning on Chest X-Ray

#HeartValve #Replacement #Positioning #Chest #XRay #radiology #clinical #CXR
Artificial Heart Valve ... clinical #CXR #valves