Current and emerging strategies in the management of venous thromboembolism: Benefit–risk assessment of dabigatran

Vascular Health and Risk Management

Volumn 11, Issue , 2015, Pages 271-282

  Fanola, Christina L ^a  

^a BOSTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Dabigatran; Deep venous thrombosis; Novel oral anticoagulants; Oral anticoagulation; Pulmonary embolism; Venous thromboembolism

Indexed keywords

APIXABAN; BLOOD CLOTTING FACTOR 7; DABIGATRAN ETEXILATE; ENOXAPARIN; FONDAPARINUX; HEPARIN; IDARUCIZUMAB; LOW MOLECULAR WEIGHT HEPARIN; PLACEBO; PROTHROMBIN COMPLEX; RIVAROXABAN; WARFARIN; ANTICOAGULANT AGENT; ANTITHROMBIN; DABIGATRAN; VITAMIN K GROUP;

ACUTE CORONARY SYNDROME; BLEEDING; CHRONIC KIDNEY DISEASE; DEEP VEIN THROMBOSIS; DRUG ABSORPTION; DRUG BLOOD LEVEL; DRUG CONTRAINDICATION; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG ELIMINATION; DRUG HALF LIFE; DRUG INDICATION; DRUG METABOLISM; DRUG MONITORING; DRUG RESPONSE; DRUG SAFETY; DYSPEPSIA; ELDERLY CARE; HEMODIALYSIS; HUMAN; INTERNATIONAL NORMALIZED RATIO; MECHANICAL HEART VALVE; NEOPLASM; NONHUMAN; PHASE 2 CLINICAL TRIAL (TOPIC); PRACTICE GUIDELINE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); REVIEW; RISK BENEFIT ANALYSIS; THROMBOSIS PREVENTION; TREATMENT DURATION; TREATMENT WITHDRAWAL; VENOUS THROMBOEMBOLISM; ANTAGONISTS AND INHIBITORS; CHEMICALLY INDUCED; COMORBIDITY; RENAL INSUFFICIENCY, CHRONIC; RISK ASSESSMENT;

ACUTE CORONARY SYNDROME; ANTICOAGULANTS; ANTITHROMBINS; COMORBIDITY; DABIGATRAN; HEMORRHAGE; HUMANS; RENAL DIALYSIS; RENAL INSUFFICIENCY, CHRONIC; RISK ASSESSMENT; VENOUS THROMBOEMBOLISM; VITAMIN K;

EID: 84936750000     PISSN: 11766344     EISSN: 11782048     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2147/VHRM.S62595     Document Type: Review

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