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How can Warfarin be safe “even in” first trimester of pregnancy ? The story behind the 5 mg cut-off !

Dr. S. Venkatesan MD

(Most IVF pregnancies seem to need it for some unknown reason) Risk of VTE Recurrent pregnancy loss(Placental micro-circulation clogging) SLE/APLA syndrome /Scleroderma VTE related PAH Mitral valve disease with AF. Cardiomyopathy Finally most importantly prosthetic heart valves & other Intra cardiac devices. Epub 2014 Mar 6.

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Temporal trends in the incidence of infective endocarditis in patients with a prosthetic heart valve

Open Heart

Objective The incidence of infective endocarditis (IE) is increasing, as is the insertion of prosthetic heart valves. We aimed to examine nationwide temporal trends in the incidence of IE in patients with a prosthetic heart valve in Denmark from 1999 to 2018. years (IQR 62.7–78.0), –78.0), 63% males).

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Published Research

Society of Thoracic Surgeons - Research

Part 1: Concepts, Indicator Variables, and Controversies The Annals of Thoracic Surgery January 2022 Arman Kilic Supplementing Existing Societal Risk Models for Surgical Aortic Valve Replacement With Machine Learning for Improved Prediction Journal of the American Heart Association November 2021 Jared Belle Strategies for Mechanical Right Ventricular (..)

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Published Research

Society of Thoracic Surgeons - Research

Institutional Coronary Artery Bypass Case Volumes and Outcomes European Journal of Heart Failure October 2023 Makoto Mori 1 Robotic Mitral Valve Repair for Degenerative Mitral Regurgitation The Annals of Thoracic Surgery August 2023 Carlos Diaz-Castrillion 2 Volume-Failure to Rescue Relationship in Acute Type A Aortic Dissections: An Analysis of The (..)