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Results 1 - 9 of 9 for Heart valve replacement
  1. ... to reduce the risk of blood clots after heart valve replacement. It works by preventing excessive blood clotting.
  2. Hydralazine is also used after heart valve replacement and in the treatment of heart failure. Talk to your doctor about the possible risks of using this medication for your ...
  3. ... certain types of irregular heartbeat, people with prosthetic (replacement or mechanical) heart valves, and people who have suffered a heart attack. ...
  4. ... possibly causing strokes) that is not caused by heart valve disease. Rivaroxaban is also used to prevent DVT and PE in adults who are having hip replacement or knee replacement surgery or in people who ...
  5. ... possibly causing strokes) that is not caused by heart valve disease. ... having hip replacement or knee replacement surgery. Apixaban is also used ...
  6. ... prevent clots in people with prosthetic (surgically inserted) heart valves, ... total knee replacement, hip fracture surgery, or other surgeries. Talk to ...
  7. ... and PE in adults who have had hip replacement surgery. Dabigatran is also used ... without heart valve disease. Dabigatran is in a class of anticoagulant ...
  8. ... are on bedrest or who are having hip replacement, knee replacement, or stomach surgery. It is used in combination ... tell your doctor if you have an artificial heart valve and if you have or have ever had ...
  9. ... changes (scarring or thickening) in their lungs and heart valves. It is not yet known whether this problem ...