Transitioning to and from the novel oral anticoagulants: A management strategy for clinicians

Journal of Thrombosis and Thrombolysis

Volumn 37, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 372-379

  Abo Salem, Elsayed ^a   Becker, Richard ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Apixaban; Dabigatran; Edoxaban; Oral anticoagulants; Rivaroxaban; Transitions of anticoagulants

Indexed keywords

ABIXABAN; ANTICOAGULANT AGENT; ANTIVITAMIN K; DABIGATRAN; DABIGATRAN ETEXILATE; ENDOXABAN; HEMATOLOGIC AGENT; HEPARIN; HIRULOG; LOW MOLECULAR WEIGHT HEPARIN; RIVAROXABAN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; WARFARIN; VITAMIN K GROUP;

BIOASSAY; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; DRUG BIOAVAILABILITY; DRUG BLOOD LEVEL; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG EXCRETION; DRUG SAFETY; DRUG TOLERABILITY; EMBOLISM; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; INTERNATIONAL NORMALIZED RATIO; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; NONHUMAN; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; TREATMENT PLANNING; UNSPECIFIED SIDE EFFECT; VENOUS THROMBOEMBOLISM; ANTAGONISTS AND INHIBITORS; BLOOD CLOTTING; DRUG EFFECTS; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PHYSIOLOGIC MONITORING; PROCEDURES;

ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; ANTICOAGULANTS; BLOOD COAGULATION; HUMANS; MONITORING, PHYSIOLOGIC; VITAMIN K;

EID: 84898545831     PISSN: 09295305     EISSN: 1573742X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11239-014-1060-y     Document Type: Review

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