tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2288088302799633014.post1991235540966213723..comments2023-10-16T08:57:41.287-04:00Comments on The Unit: A Cardiology Blog: Bridging with enoxaparin in patients with mechanical heart valvesBrent N Reedhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11029165152109465961noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2288088302799633014.post-88501044380514983172014-05-08T15:14:11.928-04:002014-05-08T15:14:11.928-04:00My Mother had a heart valve fitted aged 70 she die...My Mother had a heart valve fitted aged 70 she died aged 83 i believed by negligence on the part of Vitamin K overdose and Clexane. This is why i believe my Mother died she had been on warfarin for 13 years and her INR was controlled by a coagulant Nurse. My Sister who lives with my mother took her to hospital for a scan because she was worried about her color she had scan and it was okay she spotted her INR nurse so my sister asked her to do a reading because her appointment was the same day has the scan. The Nurse okay and told my sister it was very low she should go to the hospital straight away in case she had a brain bleed . My sister took her to hospital and explained the Nurse had faxed the hospital what was wrong with my Mother but they said they never received any .The hospital called a local Doctor in because of staff shortages he gave my Mother double the recommended dose of Vitamin K and sent my Mother Home. tHE NEXT DAY mY Mother went back concerned because my Mother had blared vision for a short spell thinking it could be a bleed she went back and the Doctor went ma saying he would not have given my Mother such a big dose he had no choice but to put her on clexane we all suspect attacked the Mechanical heart valve with vegetation has describe after her post mortem and inquest . This is what we belive killed my Mother Vitimin K high dosage caused her blood to go from water to soup and becausethe Aiortic Mechanical valve is bigger it excepted the thickerblood and damaged the ventricle mitral valves by stretching them into stenosis state . This caused Kidney failure and heart block and sadly her death all preventable with simple stabilizing her INR and checking for water infection Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2288088302799633014.post-32185753448214256992012-08-23T22:02:51.088-04:002012-08-23T22:02:51.088-04:00I hate mechanical heart valves, fyi. Ha. I hate mechanical heart valves, fyi. Ha. Jillnoreply@blogger.com