Treatment failure of low molecular weight heparin bridging therapy after implantation of a permanent pacemaker

Int J Cardiol. 2014 May 15;173(3):e23-4. doi: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2014.01.094. Epub 2014 Jan 24.

Authors

V Giugno¹, F Messina², S Crosca³

Affiliations

¹ Emergency Medicine Unit, Hospital of Locri, Reggio Calabria, Italy.
² Diagnostic Radiology Unit, Hospital of Locri, Reggio Calabria, Italy.
³ Internal Medicine Unit, Hospital of Lipari, ASP 5 Messina, Italy. Electronic address: [email protected].

PMID: 24491865
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2014.01.094

No abstract available

Keywords: Atrial fibrillation; Low molecular weight heparin; Oral anticoagulant therapy; Pulmonary embolism; Thrombosis prevention.

Publication types

Case Reports
Letter

MeSH terms

Aged
Anticoagulants / therapeutic use*
Heart Diseases / diagnostic imaging
Heart Diseases / drug therapy
Heparin, Low-Molecular-Weight / therapeutic use*
Humans
Male
Pacemaker, Artificial*
Thrombosis / diagnostic imaging
Thrombosis / drug therapy
Treatment Failure
Ultrasonography

Substances

Anticoagulants
Heparin, Low-Molecular-Weight