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Editorial
. 2018 Nov;6(Suppl 1):S16.
doi: 10.21037/atm.2018.09.08.

Anticoagulation after mechanical aortic valve implantation: is it time to act after PROACT?

Mevlüt Çelik  1 , Andras P Durko  1 , Stuart J Head  1
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Editorial

Anticoagulation after mechanical aortic valve implantation: is it time to act after PROACT?

Mevlüt Çelik et al. Ann Transl Med. 2018 Nov.
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Conflict of interest statement

Conflicts of Interest: The authors have no conflicts of interest to declare.

Comment on

  • Anticoagulation and Antiplatelet Strategies After On-X Mechanical Aortic Valve Replacement.
    Puskas JD, Gerdisch M, Nichols D, Fermin L, Rhenman B, Kapoor D, Copeland J, Quinn R, Hughes GC, Azar H, McGrath M, Wait M, Kong B, Martin T, Douville EC, Meyer S, Ye J, Jamieson WRE, Landvater L, Hagberg R, Trotter T, Armitage J, Askew J, Accola K, Levy P, Duncan D, Yanagawa B, Ely J, Graeve A; PROACT Investigators. Puskas JD, et al. J Am Coll Cardiol. 2018 Jun 19;71(24):2717-2726. doi: 10.1016/j.jacc.2018.03.535. J Am Coll Cardiol. 2018. PMID: 29903344 Clinical Trial.

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