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Blood thinning with bioprosthetic valves
January 10, 2017
Blood thinning with bioprosthetic valvesClinical question: Does anticoagulation prevent thromboembolic events in patients undergoing bioprosthetic valve implantation?Background: The main advantage of bioprosthetic valves, compared with mechanical valves, is the avoidance of long-term anticoagula...
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Increased death rate with platelets for aspirin/clopidogrel GI bleed
November 28, 2016
Patients with normal platelet counts who have a GI bleed while on antiplatelets were almost six times more likely to die in the hospital if they had a platelet transfusion, in a retrospective cohort study from the Yale University.