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Aortic valve replacement in a patient with the prothrombin 20210A mutation.
The Annals of thoracic surgery - 1 Oct 2007
Galvagno Samuel M, Bean Teresa M, McAdams Michael, D'Ambra Michael N
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Patients presenting for cardiac surgery with hypercoagulable states pose a challenge. Although preoperative functional and genetic screening for hypercoagulable disorders may provide pathophysiologic information, it is difficult to make preoperative hematologic management plans in the absence of consensus guidelines, prospective studies, or case reports. We document the first case of prothrombin 20210A mutation...
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