Mitral stenosis medical therapy
2008 ACC/AHA Guidelines for the Management of Patients with Valvular Heart Disease (DO NOT EDIT) [1]
Prevention of Systemic Embolization (DO NOT EDIT) [1]
| Class I |
| "1. Anticoagulation is indicated in patients with mitral stenosis and atrial fibrillation (paroxysmal, persistent, or permanent). (Level of Evidence: B) " |
| "2. Anticoagulation is indicated in patients with mitral stenosis and a prior embolic event, even in sinus rhythm. (Level of Evidence: B) " |
| "3. Anticoagulation is indicated in patients with mitral stenosis with left atrial thrombus. (Level of Evidence: B) " |
| Class IIb |
| "1. Anticoagulation may be considered for asymptomatic patients with severe mitral stenosis and left atrial dimension greater than or equal to 55 mm by echocardiography.* (Level of Evidence: B) " |
| "2. Anticoagulation may be considered for patients with severe mitral stenosis, an enlarged left atrium, and spontaneous contrast on echocardiography. (Level of Evidence: C) " |
| “ | * This recommendation is based on a grade C level of evidence given by the American College of Chest Physicians Fourth Consensus Conference on Antithrombotic Therapy. [2] | ” |
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Bonow RO, Carabello BA, Chatterjee K; et al. (2008). "2008 Focused update incorporated into the ACC/AHA 2006 guidelines for the management of patients with valvular heart disease: a report of the American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association Task Force on Practice Guidelines (Writing Committee to Revise the 1998 Guidelines for the Management of Patients With Valvular Heart Disease): endorsed by the Society of Cardiovascular Anesthesiologists, Society for Cardiovascular Angiography and Interventions, and Society of Thoracic Surgeons". Circulation. 118 (15): e523–661. doi:10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.108.190748. PMID 18820172. Unknown parameter
|month=ignored (help) - ↑ Levine HJ, Pauker SG, Eckman MH (1995). "Antithrombotic therapy in valvular heart disease". Chest. 108 (4 Suppl): 360S–370S. PMID 7555189. Unknown parameter
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