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Early Anticoagulation in Patients with Prosthetic Heart Valves and Intracerebral Hematoma Neurol 50:1489-1491, Leker,R.R.&Abramsky,O., 1998 See this aricle in Pubmed Article Abstract Anticoagulants are generally contraindicated in patients with intravertebral hematoma.However,in patients with prosthetic heart valves it may be dangerous to withhold such therapy because of possible thromboembolic complications.We treated four such patients with IV heparin starting early after hemorrhage.The hematomas receded in all patients according to the follow-up CTs,and none had thromboembolic disorders.Three patients had good outcomes,and one remained in a persistent vegetative state after an event of acute pulmonary edema.

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