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...
Wuhan Union Hospital, Wuhan, Hubei, China
Leiden University Medical Centre, Leiden, Zuid-holland, Netherlands
Pulmonology Department, Lady Reading Hospital, Peshawar, Peshawar, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan
UMC Ljubljana, Ljubljana, Slovenia
Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
Ghent University Hospital, Gent, Belgium
The Northern Hospital, Epping, Victoria, Australia
University Medical Center Ljubljana, Ljubljana, Slovenia
St George Hospital, Kogarah, New South Wales, Australia
Novo Nordisk Investigational Site, Groningen, Netherlands
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