Oral anticoagulant therapy
Ten of the thirty-eight (26%) patients in our series received AOC therapy, they have a mechanical MV or chronic AF. The rest of the patients received low doses of aspirin for at least 6 months. None of the patients who underwent AVRec surgery as a single procedure (42%) received AOC therapy. We believe that this is one of the main advantages of this procedure, which is essential in developing countries, as we mentioned previously.