A narrative review of postoperative anticoagulation therapy for congenital cardiac disease

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    In Leijser et_al, in which they focused on stroke incidence, the authors documented an increased incidence of postoperative stroke, primarily acute ischemic stroke, in those who received anticoagulation for BTT as compared to those without anticoagulation. The multicenter studies included two large RCTs, one published by Monagle et_al, in 2011 and the other by McCrindle et_al, in 2021, one survey study of 16 pediatric cardiology and cardiothoracic network centers in the United Kingdom, and one multicenter cohort study on anticoagulation in Fontans from New Zealand and Australia. Details on management were minimal except in . . .

     

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