Fondaparinux (Arixtra) is a synthetic anticoagulant agent consisting of five monomeric sugar units and a O-methyl group at the reducing end of the molecule. It is structurally similar to polymeric glycosaminoglycan heparin and heparan sulfate (HS) when they are cleaved into monomeric units. The monomeric sequence in heparin and HS is thought to form the high...
Approved for: (1) prophylaxis of VTE for up to one month post surgery in patients undergoing orthopedic surgery of the lower limbs such as hip fracture, hip replacement and knee surgery; (2) prophylaxis of VTE patients undergoing abdominal surgery who are at high risk of thromboembolic complications (e.g. patients undergoing abdominal cancer surgery); (3) tr...
Aarhus University Hospital, Department of Cardiology, Aarhus N, Denmark
National Medical Research Center for Therapy and Preventive Medicinel, Moscow, Russian Federation
L. Sacco Hospital, Milano, Lombardia, Italy
Washington Hospital, Fremont, California, United States
Memorial Cancer Institute at Memorial Regional Hospital, Hollywood, Florida, United States
Saint Joseph's Medical Center, Stockton, California, United States
Toyooka Chuo Hospital, Asahikawa, Hokkaido Prefecture, Japan
Marcello Di Nisio, Chieti, Italy
Universitätsklinikum Dresden, Dresden, Sachsen, Germany
MVZ Ramdohr, Praxis für Cardiovaskulär- u. Ultraschalldiagnostik, Berlin, Germany
Franziskus-Krankenhaus Berlin, Berlin, Germany
Detroit Medical Center, Detroit, Michigan, United States
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