Long-term performance of the St. Jude Medical valve: low incidence of thromboembolism and hemorrhagic complications with modest doses of warfarin.
Kopf G, Hammond G, Geha A, Elefteriades J, Hashim S. Long-term performance of the St. Jude Medical valve: low incidence of thromboembolism and hemorrhagic complications with modest doses of warfarin. Circulation 1987, 76: iii132-6. PMID: 3621536.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSt. Jude Medical valveJude Medical valveModest dosesHemorrhagic complicationsLower incidenceValve failureLate cardiac deathStructural valve failureDouble valve replacementPercent of patientsOccurrence of thromboembolismHospital survivorsAnticoagulation regimenPerivalvular leakValve thrombosisValve replacementCardiac deathProthrombin timeMitral positionThromboembolismPatientsComplicationsThrombosisWarfarinIncidence