Unfractionated heparin (UH) is a heterogenous preparation of anionic, sulfated glycosaminoglycan polymers with weights ranging from 3000 to 30,000 Da. It is a naturally occurring anticoagulant released from mast cells. It binds reversibly to antithrombin III (ATIII) and greatly accelerates the rate at which ATIII inactivates coagulation enzymes thrombin (fac...
Unfractionated heparin is indicated for prophylaxis and treatment of venous thrombosis and its extension, prevention of post-operative deep venous thrombosis and pulmonary embolism and prevention of clotting in arterial and cardiac surgery. In cardiology, it is used to prevent embolisms in patients with atrial fibrillation and as an adjunct antithrombin ther...
Seoul National University Bundang Hospital, Seonnam, Gyounggi, Korea, Republic of
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Liverpool Heart and Chest Hospital, Liverpool, Merseyside, United Kingdom
IRCCS Policlinico Multimedica, Milan, Italy
Clinica Mediterranea, Naples, Italy
Stony Brook University Medical Center, Stony Brook, New York, United States
Shahid Mothary Burn Hospital, Tehran, Iran, Islamic Republic of
Stollery Children's Hospital, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
Alberta Children's Hospital, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
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