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Excess Unfractionated Heparin Dosing for STEMI and NSTEMI
For patients with either NSTEMI or STEMI, American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association (ACC/AHA) guidelines recommend that intravenous unfractionated heparin (UFH) be dosed by weight ...
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Intraoperative unfractionated heparin may prevent thrombotic complications and enhance flap viability in reconstructive surgery: Study
In reconstructive surgery, specifically free flap reconstructive surgery, concerns persist regarding the risk of failures due ...
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Activated Partial Thromboplastin Time versus Antifactor Xa Heparin Assay in Monitoring Unfractionated Heparin by Continuous Intravenous Infusion
Background: Unfractionated heparin (UFH) has been used clinically for 5 decades. Despite being a cornerstone of anticoagulation, UFH is limited by its unpredictable pharmacokinetic profile ...
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Low Molecular Weight Heparin (LMWH)
While similar in mechanism to unfractionated heparin, LMWH is cleared renally, has a much longer half-life and less commonly causes heparin-induced thrombocytopenia (HIT). Monitoring drug activity ...
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Treatment - STEMI Medical Therapy
Unfractionated heparin, low-molecular-weight heparin (enoxaparin or fondaparinux) or bivalirudin may be used; unfractionated heparin should be given for 48 hours total and low molecular weight ...
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Heparin Use in Children
There are two formulations of heparins, unfractionated heparin (UFH) and low molecular weight heparin (LMWH), used in clinical practice. Unfractionated heparin is used for both therapeutic ...