Risk of Thromboembolic Events without Oral Anticoagulation at 90 Days after Surgical Aortic Valve Replacement with a Bioprosthesis

Thierry Bourguignon; Anne Bernard; Laurent Fauchier

doi:10.1055/s-0038-1641167

Thrombosis and Haemostasis, Table of Contents

Thromb Haemost 2018; 118(05): 945-947
DOI: 10.1055/s-0038-1641167

Letter to the Editor

Schattauer GmbH Stuttgart

Risk of Thromboembolic Events without Oral Anticoagulation at 90 Days after Surgical Aortic Valve Replacement with a Bioprosthesis

Thierry Bourguignon

¹Department of Cardiac Surgery, Centre Hospitalier Regional Universitaire de Tours, Tours, France

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Anne Bernard

²Department of Cardiology, Centre Hospitalier Regional Universitaire de Tours, Tours, France

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Laurent Fauchier

²Department of Cardiology, Centre Hospitalier Regional Universitaire de Tours, Tours, France

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