Publication: Acute inferior myocardial infarction in a patient with a prosthetic aortic valve and high international normalized ratio
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2014
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TERMEDIA PUBLISHING HOUSE LTD
Abstract
ST elevation acute myocardial infarction in patients with a mechanical prosthetic valve is rare and usually due to inadequate anticoagulation. We present a case of acute inferior myocardial infarction in a patient with a prosthetic aortic valve and high international normalized ratio, which has not been reported previously.
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myocardial infarction, prosthetic valve, international normalized ratio, FACTOR-V-LEIDEN