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Is laparoscopic cholecystectomy with perioperative heparin bridging safe in patients with artificial cardiac valves?
Is laparoscopic cholecystectomy with perioperative heparin bridging safe in patients with artificial cardiac valves?
Laparoscopic cholecystectomy can be safely performed in patients with artificial cardiac valves using careful perioperative heparin bridging.
Supports heparin bridging for laparoscopic cholecystectomy in artificial valve patients; hypothesis-generating from small case series, needs prospective confirmation.
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