Low molecular weight heparin (LMWH) is an anticoagulant injected subcutaneously ... While similar in mechanism to unfractionated heparin, LMWH is cleared renally, has a much longer half-life ...

However, current treatment options, such as heparin and warfarin ... could revolutionize the use of anticoagulants in surgery or other applications. The mechanism of activation and deactivation ...

Three randomized trials of anticoagulants vs no anticoagulants in DVT showed no benefit with heparin and vitamin K antagonists (combined all-cause mortality: anticoagulants = 6/66, un ...

That said, non-heparin anticoagulants are expensive and hard to monitor, so clinicians want to reserve them for the patients who need them for safety. Adding to the complexity, two different lab ...

The agents most commonly used for VTE prophylaxis were subcutaneous enoxaparin (70% of cases) and subcutaneous unfractionated heparin (UFH). Overall, the anticoagulant regimen used was consistent ...