Heparin, also known as unfractionated heparin (UFH), is a medication and naturally occurring glycosaminoglycan. Heparin is a blood anticoagulant that...

Heparin-induced thrombocytopenia (HIT) is the development of thrombocytopenia (a low platelet count), due to the administration of various forms of heparin...

Low-molecular-weight heparin (LMWH) is a class of anticoagulant medications. They are used in the prevention of blood clots and, in the treatment of venous...

aggregated platelet products. Common anticoagulants include warfarin and heparin. The use of anticoagulants is a decision based on the risks and benefits...

2008 Chinese heparin adulteration, refers to heparin adulteration incidents that occurred in the United States of America in 2008. Pharmaceutical company...

to heparin. Both consist of a variably sulfated repeating disaccharide unit. The main disaccharide units that occur in heparan sulfate and heparin are...

The enzyme heparin lyase (EC 4.2.2.7) catalyzes the following process: Eliminative cleavage of polysaccharides containing (1→4)-linked D-glucuronate or...

β-antithrombin. Its activity is increased manyfold by the anticoagulant drug heparin, which enhances the binding of antithrombin to factor IIa (thrombin) and...

effects of heparin. It is specifically used in heparin overdose, in low molecular weight heparin overdose, and to reverse the effects of heparin during delivery...

uncoated CPB circuits require a high dose of systemic heparin. Although the effects of heparin are reversible by administering protamine, there are a...

others between May and December, 2006. He killed with a hidden vial of heparin — a blood-thinning drug causing internal bleeding when administered in...

Heparin-binding EGF-like growth factor (HB-EGF) is a member of the EGF family of proteins that in humans is encoded by the HBEGF gene. HB-EGF-like growth...

appears to be safe for the baby. Enoxaparin is in the low molecular weight heparin family of medications. Enoxaparin was first made in 1981 and approved for...

The enzyme heparin-sulfate lyase (EC 4.2.2.8) catalyzes the chemical reaction Elimination of sulfate; appears to act on linkages between N-acetyl-D-lucosamine...

known as heparin-binding brain mitogen (HBBM) or heparin-binding growth factor 8 (HBGF-8) or neurite growth-promoting factor 1 (NEGF1) or heparin affinity...

restore the level of clotting factors in the blood, as well as platelets and heparin to prevent further thrombi formation.[citation needed] A thrombus occurs...

Administration (FDA) for prophylaxis or treatment of thrombosis in people with heparin-induced thrombocytopenia (HIT). In 2002, it was approved for use during...

seepage and collection of blood may occur if heparin is given via an intramuscular route; to avoid this, heparin must be given intravenously or subcutaneously...

site due to their anticoagulant effect. This includes heparin and low molecular weight heparin products such as enoxaparin. There is some low certainty...

low-molecular-weight heparin (LMWH) or unfractionated heparin, or increasingly with direct acting oral anticoagulants (DOAC). Those initially treated with heparins can...

Heparin mimicking polymers are synthetic compounds that possess similar characteristics to heparin, that is it can be used clinically as an anticoagulant...

Taurolidine/heparin, sold under the brand name Defencath, is a fixed-dose combination catheter lock solution used for central venous catheter instillation...

identified oversulfated chondroitin sulfate as a contaminant in the US heparin supply in 2007 and 2008, he had developed antibodies for dengue, yellow...

Heparin necrosis is a cutaneous condition and usually occurs between days 5 and 10 of heparin therapy. Warfarin necrosis List of cutaneous conditions...

Heparin cofactor II (HCII), a protein encoded by the SERPIND1 gene, is a coagulation factor that inhibits IIa, and is a cofactor for heparin and dermatan...

like heparin, act by interacting with heparin binding proteins, generally through ionic interactions or hydrogen bonding. Some examples of heparin binding...

Because heparin is typically used in CPB, patients who are known to have the antibodies responsible for heparin-induced thrombocytopenia and heparin-induced...

an anticoagulant medication chemically related to low molecular weight heparins. It is marketed by Viatris. A generic version developed by Alchemia is...

who relapsed following splenectomy. Discontinuation of heparin is critical in a case of heparin-induced thrombocytopenia (HIT). Beyond that, however, clinicians...

suspended the manufacture of heparin, and launched an investigation. The investigation into the contamination has focused on raw heparin produced by one of Baxter's...