Critical pathways exist in many hospitals for treating patients with a suspected or confirmed diagnosis of venous thromboembolism (VTE). Some pathways call for “baseline laboratory studies,” including ...

Many patients requiring pacemaker or implantable cardioverter–defibrillator (ICD) surgery are taking warfarin. For patients at high risk for thromboembolic events, guidelines recommend bridging ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Venous thromboembolism causes substantial morbidity and mortality in patients with cancer. Patients with cancer ...

With approval of the ethics committee, data were prospectively collected for patients who received warfarin following heart valve replacement surgery from January 2003 to June 2004. Patients who were ...

Blood thinners don’t really thin your blood. They just interrupt your body’s natural clotting process. Warfarin and heparin act on different parts of this process. Doctors usually prescribe warfarin ...

Blood products, such as prothrombin complex concentrate, should be used only when the international normalized ratio (INR) is at least 1.5 and the patient has major bleeding (e.g., intracranial ...

According to American Heart Association statistics, approximately 532,000 patients underwent procedures related to implantation of cardiac pacemakers or implantable cardiac defibrillators in 2006.

This Journal feature begins with a case vignette that includes a therapeutic recommendation. A discussion of the clinical problem and the mechanism of benefit of this form of therapy follows. Major ...

Heparin injectable solution only comes as a generic drug. It doesn’t have a brand-name version. Heparin comes in two forms. One is an injectable solution, which you inject under your skin. The other ...

Effective anticoagulation is mandatory for pregnant women with mechanical heart valves. Oral anticoagulants offer the best maternal protection against thrombosis, but their use might be associated ...