Anticoagulation Therapy

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Lau, Joe F. (Editor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt), Barnes, Geoffrey D. (Editor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt), Streiff, Michael B. (Editor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2018.
• Edition: 1st ed. 2018.
• Subjects: Cardiology.; Hematology.; Angiology.

This book presents the latest evidence and guidelines supporting the use of anticoagulant therapy for various clinical scenarios. The field of anticoagulation therapy is evolving rapidly, particularly since the arrival and widespread adoption of direct oral anticoagulants. Organized in two parts, th...

Table of Contents:

• 1. Introduction; Joe F. Lau, Geoffrey D. Barnes, and Michael B. Streiff
• Part I. Anticoagulants
• 2. Warfarin; Gregory C. Hadlock, Allison E. Burnett, and Edith A. Nutescu
• 3. Unfractionated Heparin and Low-Molecular-Weight Heparin; Rhynn J. Malloy, Jessica Rimsans, Megan Rhoten, Katelyn Sylvester, and John Fanikosl
• 4. Parenteral Anticoagulants: Direct Thrombin Inhibitors and Pentasaccharides; Allison E. Burnett and Meghan L. Fletcher
• 5. Direct Oral Anticoagulants; Natalie S. Evans
• 6. Anticoagulation Reversal; Marcelo P. V. Gomes and Deborah Hornacek
• 7. Transitioning Between Anticoagulants; Marcelo P.V. Gomes and Maya Serhal
• Part II Clinical Applications of Anticoagulant Therapy
• 8. The Anticoagulation Clinic; Nathan P. Clark and Daniel M. Witt
• 9. Peri-Operative Management of Anticoagulants; Ibrahim M. Ali, Alexander Volodarskiy, and Joe F. Lau
• 10. Acute Coronary Syndromes; Nilay K. Patel and Sammy Elmariah
• 11. Antithrombotic Therapy for Patients with Atrial Fibrillation; Kyla M. Lara and Jonathan L. Halperin
• 12. Anticoagulant Strategies for Electrophysiology Procedures; Stuart J. Beldner and David L. Stern
• 13. Anticoagulation for Cardiac Prosthetic Devices: Prosthetic Heart Valves, Left Ventricular Assist Devices, and Septal Closure Devices; Matthew T. Crim, Supriya Shore, Suegene K. Lee, and Bryan J. Wells
• 14. Anticoagulation in Venous Thromboembolism; Geoffrey D. Barnes and Elizabeth T. Renner
• 15. Thrombophilic States; Adriana Guigova and Tony Philip
• 16. Thrombophilia Testing; Teresa L. Carman
• 17. Heparin-Induced Thrombocytopenia; Emily Downs, Svetlana Goldman, Surabhi Palkimas, Aditya M. Sharma
• 18. Anticoagulation Therapy in Pregnant Patients; Steven A. Savella, Jessica A. Kvasic, and Joe F. Lau
• 19. Anticoagulation in the Elderly; Ruchika Harisingani, Ibrahim M. Ali, Bhakti Shah, and Salonie Pereira
• 20. Anticoagulation in the Patient with Cancer; Simon Mantha, Dipti Gupta, Chadi Salmane, Mansour Khaddr, Gerald A. Soff, and Richard Steingart.