The heparin frequently given before percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) should be pushed to as early as possible in patients with ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI), according to ...
CHICAGO, IL — A small, single-center analysis suggests that it may be time to increase the recommended maximum, weight-based unfractionated-heparin bolus and infusion doses for patients with ACS so as ...
In 1988, Wheeler et al. [8] reported that physicians treating patients for pulmonary embolism and deep-vein thrombosis frequently underdosed their patients and were slow to change their heparin ...
SAN FRANCISCO, CALIF.—In a study of patients who received either bivalirudin or heparin for non-emergent, balloon aortic valvuloplasty, bivalirudin was associated with less bleeding, according to a ...
Company Provides Additional Instructions to Clinicians to Mitigate Risk of Reaction While Working to Identify Root Cause DEERFIELD, Ill., February 11, 2008 – Baxter Healthcare Corporation is ...
CHICAGO -- Periprocedural anticoagulation with bivalirudin (Angiomax) for a radial-first approach to primary percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) improved mortality and bleeding risk compared with ...