AW: [HSF] Warfarin for rings

[Hgrmd at aol.com]

Don,
  Because of guys like Bob Frater and Tom Martin, I made the switch in  
January, 2005.  I quit using warfarin other than for postop AF or  mechanical 
valves.  Since then, I've done several hundred valve procedures  and can only 
recall one postop embolic stroke in a ring patient.   Obviously, no policy is 
perfect, but the incidence of warfarin-associated  delayed tamponade has been 
essentially eliminated from my practice.
 
Hal



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