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Algorithm for choice of prosthetic heart valve.
Notes: Copyright © 2010. Elsevier. Reprinted with permission from Rahimtoola SH. Choice of prosthetic heart valve in adults: an update. J Am Coll Cardiol. 2010;55: 2413–2426.15
Abbreviations: A/C, anticoagulants; AVR, aortic valve replacements; INR, international normalized ratio; MVR, mitral valve replacements.
