Acute Coronary Syndrome of Embolic Origin in a Patient on Direct Thrombin Inhibitor Three Years After Mechanical Mitral Valve Replacement
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<p>Dabigatran was shown to be inferior to warfarin for patients with mechanical heart valves. However it was postulated that its inferiority was limited to early post-operative period where the valves had not been adequately endothelialized. We present a case where thromboembolic acute coronary syndrome developed in a patient six months after switching from warfarin to dabigatran, despite three years after mechanical mitral valve replacement. We propose an alternative explanation for dabigatran failure. </p>
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