Economic analyses of venous thromboembolism prevention strategies in hospitalized patients: a systematic review [PDF]
INTRODUCTION: Despite evidence-based guidelines for venous thromboembolism prevention, substantial variability is found in practice. Many economic evaluations of new drugs for thromboembolism prevention do not occur prospectively with efficacy studies ...
Deborah J Cook +4 more
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IgG-class anti-PF4/heparin antibodies and symptomatic DVT in orthopedic surgery patients receiving different anti-thromboembolic prophylaxis therapeutics [PDF]
Background Heparin-induced thrombocytopenia (HIT) is a thromboembolic complication that can occur with unfractionated heparin (UFH) or low molecular weight heparin (LMWH).
Satoru Motokawa +8 more
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Contrast-enhanced Computed Tomography Screening Is Effective for Detecting Venous Thromboembolism not Prevented by Prophylaxis after Total Knee Arthroplasty [PDF]
Venous thromboembolism (VTE) is a potential complication occurring after total knee arthroplasty (TKA). We investigated the incidence of VTE after TKA using contrast-enhanced computed tomography (CT), and assessed the efficacy of VTE prophylaxis ...
Abe, Nobuhiro +6 more
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ANTICOAGULANTS IN ACUTE CORONARY SYNDROME
Clinical efficacy of unfractionated and low molecular heparins in acute coronary syndrome is discussed. New synthetic heparin derivative fondaparinux (Arixtra) is focused. Author’s brief experience of fondaparinux clinical implementation is presented.
I. A. Latfullin, A. A. Podolskaya
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FUNDAMENTO: O uso combinado de agentes antitrombínicos, antiplaquetários e estratégias invasivas na síndrome coronariana aguda sem supradesnivelamento do ST (SCAsSST) reduz eventos cardiovasculares. O fondaparinux demonstrou equivalência à enoxaparina na
Camila Pepe +3 more
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Anticoagulation therapy and proximal femoral fracture treatment: An update [PDF]
Hip fractures in the elderly population have become a ‘disease’ with increasing incidence. Most of the geriatric patients are affected by a number of comorbidities.
Giannoudis, PV +2 more
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Structural Evidence for the Tetrameric Assembly of Chemokine CCL11 and the Glycosaminoglycan Arixtra™. [PDF]
Understanding chemokine interactions with glycosaminoglycans (GAG) is critical as these interactions have been linked to a number of inflammatory medical conditions, such as arthritis and asthma.
Dykstra, Andrew B +2 more
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Can this be considered a Fondaparinux-induced Thrombocytopenia?
We present a case of an old woman with previously documented heparin-induced thrombocytopenia (HIT), treated with fondaparinux, who presented with thrombocytopenia and venous thrombosis after exposure to a preventive dose of fondaparinux during ...
Barbara Mariotti +2 more
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Failure of Fondaparinux in Autoimmune Heparin-Induced Thrombocytopenia
Heparin-induced thrombocytopenia (HIT) is an immune adverse reaction to heparin that is associated with life-threatening thrombotic complications.
Michelangelo Sartori, Benilde Cosmi
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