Stopping blood thinners before or during surgery for a CIED may result in little to no difference in undesirable outcomes such as blood clots or bleeding events when compared to taking them ...

The agents typically employed are warfarin and low molecular weight heparin. Warfarin has been proven effective as a prophylactic agent following total hip arthroplasty. The results in total knee ...

A week later she developed a pulmonary embolism, due to a deep vein thrombosis and was treated with warfarin (5 mg/d) (heparin therapy was simultaneously discontinued). The patient was ...