Kardiochirurgia i Torakochirurgia Polska

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2/2021 vol. 18
Letter to the Editor

A patient with a 30-year-old Björk-Shiley mechanical mitral valve without anticoagulation for 10 years

  1. Cardiovascular Surgery, Ankara Training and Research Hospital, Ankara, Turkey
  2. Cardiovascular Surgery, Duzce State Hospital, Duzce, Turkey
Kardiochirurgia i Torakochirurgia Polska 2021; 18 (2): 111-112
Online publish date: 2021/07/05
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Today, a wide variety of mechanical mitral valves are implanted for mitral valve pathologies to replace native valves with cardiopulmonary bypass. Life-long use of anticoagulants is essential in mechanical valve patients. Otherwise, serious valve thrombosis leads to fatal outcomes. However, the risk of degeneration of mechanical valves is much lower compared to bioprosthetic valves [1]. We present the case of a 50-year-old female patient with a functional Björk-Shiley mechanical mitral valve who was not using anticoagulation for more than 10 years.
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