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...
Saint Barnabas Medical Center, Livingston, New Jersey, United States
AngioCor Blumenau, Blumenau, Santa Catarina, Brazil
Centro de Pesquisas Clínicas Humap - UFMS, Campo Grande, Mato Grosso Do Sul, Brazil
the Affiliated Hospital of Yangzhou University, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou, Jiangsu, China
Centre de recherche du CHUS, Sherbrooke, Quebec, Canada
Zhongshan Hopital of Fudan University, Shanghai, Shanghai, China
Sunnybrook Heath Sciences Center, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Cardiovascular Research of North Florida LLC, Gainesville, Florida, United States
St. Mary Medical Center, Inc., Hobart, Indiana, United States
Ascension St. John Hospital, Detroit, Michigan, United States
The First Affiliated Hospital of Dalian Medical University, Dalian, China
Orlando Clinical Research Center, Orlando, Florida, United States
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, California, United States
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