Impact of aspirin use in the incidence of thromboembolic events after bioprosthesis replacement in patients with rheumatic disease

INTRODUCTION: There is still much debate regarding the kind of antithrombotic therapy in the immediate postoperative period of bioprosthesis replacement (first three months). Thus, the authors consider relevant to determine the contemporary incidence of thromboembolic events in rheumatic patients ea...

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Main Authors: André Rodrigues Durães, Milena Andrade Oliveira Durães, Luis Claudio Correia, André Mauricio Souza Fernandes, Roque Aras Junior
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Cirurgia Cardiovascular 2013-09-01
Series:Brazilian Journal of Cardiovascular Surgery
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0102-76382013000300009&lng=en&tlng=en