Abstract
There is high incidence of rheumatic valvular heart disease in developing countries like Bangladesh, for which large number of young females undergo valve replacement with mechanical prosthetic heart valve. Pregnancy with mechanical heart valve carries risk of warfarin embryopathy and increased incidence of maternal thrombo-embolism. We had successful outcome of pregnancy of a patient with mechanical prosthetic heart valve with home heparin therapy.
MeSH terms
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Abnormalities, Drug-Induced / prevention & control*
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Adult
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Anticoagulants / therapeutic use*
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Female
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Heart Valve Prosthesis
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Heparin, Low-Molecular-Weight / therapeutic use*
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Humans
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Mitral Valve / surgery*
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Mitral Valve Stenosis / surgery
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Nasal Bone / abnormalities
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Pregnancy
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Pregnancy Complications, Cardiovascular / prevention & control*
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Self Administration
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Warfarin / adverse effects
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Warfarin / therapeutic use
Substances
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Anticoagulants
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Heparin, Low-Molecular-Weight
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Warfarin