Monitoring of heparin therapy beyond the anti‐Xa activity assay: Evaluation of a thrombin generation assay
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DOI: 10.1111/ijlh.13836
Abstract: Global coagulation assays may be of added value to the anti‐Xa assay for monitoring heparin therapy. Unlike most testing methods, the thrombin generation assay (TGA) has the ability to assess the overall function of the… read more here.
Keywords: heparin therapy; monitoring heparin; assay monitoring; thrombin generation ... See more keywords
Heparin therapy in COVID-19: Call for randomized controlled trials (RCTs).
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DOI: 10.5582/bst.2022.01225
Abstract: Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is associated with increases in abnormal coagulation, and particularly D-dimer (D-D) levels. Heparin therapy has been recommended as pharmacologic thromboprophylaxis in patients hospitalized with COVID-19; however, data on its efficacy are… read more here.
Keywords: coagulation; randomized controlled; controlled trials; covid ... See more keywords