Open AccessThe Reduced Anticoagulant Effect of Fondaparinux at Low Antithrombin Levels
Author(s) -
Carl-Erik Dempfle,
Julia Eichner,
Nenad Suvajac,
Parviz Ahmad-Nejad,
Michael Neumaier,
Martin Borggrefe
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
anesthesia and analgesia/anesthesia and analgesia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.404
H-Index - 201
eISSN - 1526-7598
pISSN - 0003-2999
DOI - 10.1213/ane.0b013e3181ae94b0
Subject(s) - fondaparinux , antithrombin , medicine , heparin , anticoagulant , clotting time , coagulation , anesthesia , pharmacology , thrombosis , venous thromboembolism
Low antithrombin levels may compromise the anticoagulant effect of heparin and heparin-related compounds, such as fondaparinux.