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...
Department of Clinical Pharmacology, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
Medizinische Klinik, Klinikum rechts der Isar, Muenchen, Germany
Herz-Zentrum Bad Krozingen, Bad Krozingen, Germany
Herz- und Gefaessklinik, Kardiologie, Bad Neustadt, Germany
Barnes-Jewish Hospital, Saint Louis, Missouri, United States
Sanofi-Aventis Administrative Office, Istanbul, Turkey
Novartis Pharmaceuticals, Basel, Switzerland
Hôpital de la Cavale Blanche, Brest, France
Bulgaria - managed by CRO, Sofia, Bulgaria
Czech Republic - managed by CRO, Praha, Czechia
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