Whole blood hypercoagulability despite anticoagulation during mechanical cardiac assist

Perfusion

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 107-110

  Niemi, Tomi T ^a   Kukkonen, S I ^a   Hammainen P T ^a   Suojaranta Ylinen, R T ^a   Sipponen, J T ^a  

^a HELSINKI UNIVERSITY CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Finland)

Author keywords

Anticoagulation; Cardiac assist device

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; ANTIVITAMIN K; DIPYRIDAMOLE; FRESH FROZEN PLASMA; HEPARIN; TRANEXAMIC ACID;

ADULT; ANTICOAGULANT THERAPY; ARTICLE; BLOOD CLOTTING; CASE REPORT; DRUG TREATMENT FAILURE; FIBRIN FORMATION; HEART ASSIST DEVICE; HEART FAILURE; HEART TRANSPLANTATION; HEMOSTASIS; HUMAN; HYPERCOAGULABILITY; MALE; MYOCARDITIS; PARTIAL THROMBOPLASTIN TIME; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; POSTOPERATIVE THROMBOSIS; PREOPERATIVE TREATMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THROMBOELASTOGRAPHY;

ADULT; ANTICOAGULANTS; FIBRIN; HEART FAILURE; HEART TRANSPLANTATION; HEART-ASSIST DEVICES; HUMANS; MALE; MONITORING, PHYSIOLOGIC; THROMBELASTOGRAPHY; THROMBOPHILIA;

EID: 61549100845     PISSN: 02676591     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0267659108094738     Document Type: Article

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