Laboratory assessment of rivaroxaban: A review

Thrombosis Journal

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2013, Pages

  Samama, Meyer Michel ^a,b   Contant, Geneviève ^c   Spiro, Theodore E ^d   Perzborn, Elisabeth ^e   Le Flem, Lena ^b   Guinet, Céline ^b   Gourmelin, Yves ^c   Rohde, Gabriele ^e   Martinoli, Jean Luc ^c  

^a HÔTEL DIEU   (France)

^b Biomnis   (France)

^c Diagnostica Stago SA   (France)

^d Bayer HealthCare Pharmaceuticals Inc   (United States)

^e BAYER PHARMA AG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Factor Xa; Laboratory assessment; Rivaroxaban

Indexed keywords

BLOOD CLOTTING FACTOR 10A; BLOOD CLOTTING FACTOR 10A INHIBITOR; REAGENT; RECOMBINANT THROMBOPLASTIN; RIVAROXABAN; THROMBOPLASTIN;

ANTICOAGULATION; AREA UNDER THE CURVE; BLEEDING; BLOOD CLOTTING; BLOOD SAMPLING; CLINICAL PRACTICE; DEEP VEIN THROMBOSIS; DRUG BIOAVAILABILITY; DRUG BLOOD LEVEL; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG HALF LIFE; DRUG OVERDOSE; DRUG SAFETY; DRUG SOLUBILITY; EX VIVO STUDY; HUMAN; IN VITRO STUDY; LABORATORY TEST; LOW DRUG DOSE; MAXIMUM PLASMA CONCENTRATION; ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY; PARTIAL THROMBOPLASTIN TIME; PHARMACODYNAMICS; PHARMACOLOGICAL PARAMETERS; PHASE 2 CLINICAL TRIAL (TOPIC); PHYSICIAN; PROTHROMBIN TIME; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; VENOUS THROMBOEMBOLISM;

EID: 84879828276     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14779560     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1477-9560-11-11     Document Type: Review

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