Anticoagulants
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Monday, November 23, 2009

Laser treatment of benign prostatic hyperplasia in patients on oral anticoagulant therapy: a review.

20 Dec 2009 We assessed the therapeutic efficacy and safety of laser prostatectomy (LP) for treating benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) in patients on oral anticoagulation. We systematically reviewed previous reports, using the Pubmed database and ... Read more...

Embolization of a giant pediatric, posttraumatic, skull base internal carotid artery aneurysm with a liquid embolic agent.

30 Oct 2009 Many treatments for posttraumatic, skull base aneurysms have been described. Eight months after an all-terrain-vehicle accident, this 12-year-old girl presented with right-side Horner syndrome caused by a 33 x 19-mm internal carotid artery aneurysm ... Read more...

Budd-Chiari syndrome as a vascular complication of amebic liver abscess.

30 Oct 2009 Amebiasis remains a major public health issue in most of the world. Amebic liver abscess is the most common extraintestinal manifestation. A complication such as venous obstruction associated with amebiais is rare. We report a thrombosis in hepatic ... Read more...

Latest indexed articles for 'Anticoagulants'

These are the very latest articles for this heading:

• Laser treatment of benign prostatic hyperplasia in patients on oral anticoagulant therapy: a review. 20 Dec 2009
• Phosphodiesterase type 5 inhibitors for pulmonary arterial hypertension. 3 Nov 2009
• Embolization of a giant pediatric, posttraumatic, skull base internal carotid artery aneurysm with a liquid embolic agent. 30 Oct 2009
• Budd-Chiari syndrome as a vascular complication of amebic liver abscess. 30 Oct 2009
• Modified heparins inhibit integrin alpha(IIb)beta(3) mediated adhesion of melanoma cells to platelets in vitro and in vivo. 30 Oct 2009
• Anticoagulants for patients with prosthetic heart valves. 29 Oct 2009
• Anticoagulants for patients with prosthetic heart valves. 29 Oct 2009
• Images in clinical medicine. Central nervous system hemorrhage. 27 Oct 2009
• The APCs of neuroprotection. 17 Oct 2009
• Comparison of prolonged bivalirudin infusion versus intraprocedural in preventing myocardial damage after percutaneous coronary intervention in patients with angina pectoris. 13 Oct 2009
• Phlegmasia cerulea dolens--a rare, life-threatening condition. 12 Oct 2009
• Self-monitoring of oral anticoagulation therapy in children. 5 Oct 2009
• Role of clopidogrel loading dose in patients with ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction undergoing primary angioplasty: results from the HORIZONS-AMI (harmonizing outcomes with revascularization and stents in acute myocardial infarction) trial. 4 Oct 2009
• Cardioversion of atrial fibrillation for maintenance of sinus rhythm: a road to nowhere. 4 Oct 2009
• [Anticoagulation during pregnancy following an artificial heart valve replacement] 4 Oct 2009
• Bleeding increases the risk of ischemic events in patients with peripheral arterial disease. 3 Oct 2009
• Development of universal antidotes to control aptamer activity. 2 Oct 2009
• The intersection of risk and benefit: is warfarin anticoagulation suitable for atrial fibrillation in patients on hemodialysis? 29 Sep 2009
• Can the WATCHMAN device truly PROTECT from stroke in atrial fibrillation? 29 Sep 2009
• Prevention and management of stroke in very elderly patients. 29 Sep 2009

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Technical information about 'Anticoagulants'

Definition: Agents that prevent blood clotting. Naturally occurring agents in the blood are included only when they are used as drugs.

Registry Number: 0

Descriptor UI: D000925

Alternative terms: Anticoagulants; Anticoagulant Agents; Agents, Anticoagulant; Anticoagulant Drugs; Drugs, Anticoagulant;

Allowable Qualifiers: administration & dosage; adverse effects; analysis; antagonists & inhibitors; blood; cerebrospinal fluid; chemical synthesis; classification; diagnostic use; economics; history; immunology; isolation & purification; metabolism; pharmacokinetics; pharmacology; poisoning; radiation effects; standards; supply & distribution; therapeutic use; toxicity; urine; chemistry; contraindications; agonists;

Tree Number: D27.505.954.502.119;

Technical Notes: not for circulating natural anticoagulants; consider also BLOOD COAGULATION /drug eff & THROMBOSIS /drug ther or related dis with /drug ther; DF: ANTICOAG