TIL: for mechanical valves, ASA + VKA is better than VKA alone
A systematic review1 showed that adding an antiplatelet agent (e.g. aspirin) to a vitamin K antagonist decreased the risk of both a...
TIL: Bubble studies with late bubbles -> intrapulmonary shunt
When a bubble study is performed during a transthoracic echocardiogram (TTE), early bubbles suggest an intracardiac shunt1, which makes...