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...
Bispebjerg-Frederiksberg Hospital, Department of Clinical Pharmacology, Copenhagen, Denmark
University Hospital Ostrava, Ostrava, Moravian-Silesian Region, Czechia
Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Ain Shams University Hospitals, Cairo, Egypt
University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois, United States
Ochsner Clinic, Jefferson, Louisiana, United States
Maine Medical Centre, Portland, Maine, United States
Jiangsu Province Hospital, Nanjing, China
IC Study LLC, Escondido, California, United States
University of California Los Angeles Center for Women's Pelvic Health, Los Angeles, California, United States
The Continence Center Medical Group, Inc dba Southern California Continence Center, Newport Beach, California, United States
Medical University of Vienna - Dept. of Thoracic Surgery, Vienna, Austria
The First Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China
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