There is still no alternative to warfarin for mechanical valves: It remains the most effective anticoagulant

J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2024 Jul 14:S0022-5223(24)00610-X. doi: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2024.07.011. Online ahead of print.

Authors

Charles A Mack¹, Christopher Lau¹, Leonard N Girardi²

Affiliations

¹ Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, NY.
² Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, NY. Electronic address: lngirard@med.cornell.edu.

PMID: 39004266
DOI: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2024.07.011

No abstract available

Keywords: anticoagulation; direct- acting oral anticoagulants; mechanical valves; thromboembolism; valve replacement; warfarin.

Publication types

Editorial