Coumadin Bridging

pslund

I'm a 61 year old female, have two mechanical heart valves and am contemplating complete shoulder replacement. Do the risks of stopping coumadin a week before surgery outweigh the advantages of the surgery? How does bridging work?

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pslund

Thanks so much for the info!

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shell921

My husband - who is on coumadin--was told to stop all his meds except BP a week prior to surgery--he is having a hip replacement and was told he could get heparin to inject daily a week prior. supposedly heparin is a fast acting anticoagulant and it leaves the body after 24 hours.

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