The heparin frequently given before percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) should be pushed to as early as possible in patients with ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI), according to ...

CHICAGO, IL — A small, single-center analysis suggests that it may be time to increase the recommended maximum, weight-based unfractionated-heparin bolus and infusion doses for patients with ACS so as ...

In 1988, Wheeler et al. [8] reported that physicians treating patients for pulmonary embolism and deep-vein thrombosis frequently underdosed their patients and were slow to change their heparin ...

SAN FRANCISCO, CALIF.—In a study of patients who received either bivalirudin or heparin for non-emergent, balloon aortic valvuloplasty, bivalirudin was associated with less bleeding, according to a ...

CHICAGO -- Periprocedural anticoagulation with bivalirudin (Angiomax) for a radial-first approach to primary percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) improved mortality and bleeding risk compared with ...

Giving IV aspirin and/or unfractionated heparin during endovascular stroke treatment does not seem to be a good idea, at least at the doses evaluated in the MR CLEAN-MED trial. In the study, such ...

Company Provides Additional Instructions to Clinicians to Mitigate Risk of Reaction While Working to Identify Root Cause DEERFIELD, Ill., February 11, 2008 – Baxter Healthcare Corporation is ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Reports of serious allergic reactions, hypotension and even death have caused Baxter Healthcare Corporation to ...

CHICAGO (Reuters) - Baxter International Inc on Monday said it has temporarily stopped making the blood-thinner heparin in multi-dose vials after four patients who took the drug died and hundreds of ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Baxter Healthcare has temporarily stopped manufacturing multiple-dose vials of heparin due to reports of serious ...