Open AccessAnticoagulant therapy with fondaparinux in a liver transplant patient with thrombosis and liver fibrosis: a case report
Author(s) -
Cafolla Arturo,
Gentile Giuseppe
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
clinical case reports
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.21
H-Index - 9
ISSN - 2050-0904
DOI - 10.1002/ccr3.820
Subject(s) - medicine , fondaparinux , anticoagulant therapy , thrombosis , anticoagulant , liver transplantation , heparin , liver fibrosis , surgery , fibrosis , transplantation , venous thromboembolism
Key Clinical Message The treatment with fondaparinux is the effective and safe anticoagulant therapy in liver transplant patient on immunosuppressive therapy with arterial thrombosis, and it seems able to reduce liver fibrosis. Although this treatment is not generalizable, further prospective large studies need to confirm this case report.