Does direct oral anticoagulant use differ from warfarin in preoperative and postoperative profiles in patients with surgical prosthetic heart valves?
This study evaluates the off-label use and patient profiles of direct oral anticoagulants compared to warfarin in patients with surgical prosthetic heart valves.
This cohort study assesses direct oral anticoagulant use in patients with surgical prosthetic heart valves in the United States and evaluates differences in preoperative and postoperative profiles in patients discharged while receiving direct oral anticoagulant vs warfarin.
Kalra et al. (2021) studied this question.