Journal
EUROPEAN HEART JOURNAL
Volume 35, Issue 42, Pages 2942-U68Publisher
OXFORD UNIV PRESS
DOI: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehu365
Keywords
Valve prosthesis; Mechanical prosthesis; Bioprosthesis; Transcatheter aortic valve implantation; Anticoagulant therapy; Antiplatelet drugs
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- Abbott
- Boehringer Ingelheim
- Valtech
- Edwards Lifesciences
- St Jude Medical
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Anti-thrombotic therapy after valve replacement encompasses a number of different situations. Long-term anticoagulation of mechanical prostheses uses vitamin K antagonists with a target international normalized ratio adapted to the characterstics of the prosthesis and the patient. The association of low-dose aspirin is systematic in the American guidelines and more restrictive in the European guidelines. Early heparin therapy is frequently used early after mechanical valve replacement, although there are no precise recommendations regarding timing, type and dose of drug. Direct oral anticoagulants are presently contraindicated in patients with mechanical prosthesis. The main advantage of bioprostheses is the absence of long-term anticoagulant therapy. Early anticoagulation is indicated after valve replacement for mitral bioprosthese, whereas aspirin is now favoured early after bioprosthetic valve replacement in the aortic position. Early dual antiplatelet therapy is indicated after transcatheter aortic valve implantation, followed by single antiplatelet therapy. However, this relies on low levels of evidence and optimization of antithrombotic therapy is warranted in these high-risk patients. Although guideliens are consistent in most instances, discrepancies and the low-level of evidence of certain recommendations highlight the need for further controlled trials, in particular with regard to the combination of antiplatelet therapy with oral anticoagulant and the early post-operative anti-thrombotic therapy following procedure.
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