Global assays and the management of oral anticoagulation

Thrombosis Journal

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2015, Pages

  Brinkman, Herm Jan M ^a  

^a SANQUIN RESEARCH   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Anticoagulation reversal; Apixaban; APTT; Dabigatran; Prothrombin complex concentrate; PT; Rivaroxaban; Thrombin generation; Thromboelastography; Vitamin K antagonists

Indexed keywords

ANTICOAGULANT AGENT; ANTIVITAMIN K; APIXABAN; BLOOD CLOTTING FACTOR; BLOOD CLOTTING FACTOR 10A; BLOOD CLOTTING FACTOR 10A INHIBITOR; COUMARIN DERIVATIVE; DABIGATRAN; DICOUMAROL; HEMOSTATIC AGENT; PHENPROCOUMON; PROCOAGULANT; PROTHROMBIN COMPLEX; RECOMBINANT BLOOD CLOTTING FACTOR 7A; RECOMBINANT THROMBOPLASTIN; RIVAROXABAN; THROMBIN; THROMBIN INHIBITOR; THROMBOPLASTIN; WARFARIN;

ANTICOAGULANT THERAPY; ANTICOAGULATION; ARTICLE; BLOOD CLOTTING TEST; BLOOD CLOTTING TIME; GLOBAL COAGULATION ASSAY; HUMAN; INTERNATIONAL NORMALIZED RATIO; PARTIAL THROMBOPLASTIN TIME; PROTHROMBIN TIME; STANDARDIZATION; THROMBIN TIME; THROMBOELASTOGRAPHY;

EID: 84925342906     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14779560     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/s12959-015-0037-1     Document Type: Article

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