Anticoagulation management and poor clinical outcomes in tamariki and rangatahi with rheumatic heart disease following mechanical valve replacement surgery in Counties Manukau
The majority of the cohort had serious anticoagulation-related hospitalisation events, and 10% died. Urgent efforts are required to improve services for anticoagulation monitoring and management and clinical outcomes in young adults following mechanical valve surgery for RHD.
Authors
- Rachel Webb (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9855-3919)
- Bridget Farrant (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8937-0010)
- Prathyusha Tangirala
Institutions
- Government of New Zealand (NZ)
- Counties Manukau District Health Board (NZ)
- Starship Children's Health (NZ)
Publication Details
- Journal
- New Zealand Medical Journal
- Published
- 2025-04-30
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.26635/6965.6736
- Primary Topic
- Emergency and Acute Care Studies
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00