Benefits of pharmacists’ management and intervention regarding anticoagulation therapy management. Pharmacists play an essential role in drug adherence and medication management, and this is especially true when it comes to anticoagulation therapy management. Warfarin is widely used to for anticoagulation therapy, but requires careful monitoring and dose adjustment. Since this topic was first a...

In 2012, the Netherlands Association of Cardiothoracic Surgery accepted the new guidelines of the European Association for Cardio-Thoracic Surgery on antiplatelet and anticoagulation management in cardiac surgery. The aim of our study was to evaluate knowledge and implementation of these guidelines in Dutch cardiothoracic centres 8 months later, specifically after biological aortic valve replac...

Bleeding because of excessive anticoagulation is a well-recognized complication of coumadin therapy. In cases of potentially life-threatening bleeding such as intracranial haemorrhage, reversal of anticoagulation should be carried out as soon as possible. Here we report the case of an emergency patient in whom excessive anticoagulation was diagnosed at the scene by emergency medical service per...

The number, specific type, and complexity of percutaneous intracardiac procedures continue to evolve. Many of these procedures require left atrial access using transseptal techniques. These approaches carry with them the potential for pericardial effusion (PE) and cardiac tamponade, particularly in the setting when intraprocedural anticoagulation is being administered. PEs and even cardiac tamp...

a survey was made to determine the knowledge of nurses working in coronary care units regarding assessing paint and rendering nursing care to clients with acute myocardial infarction in hospitals affiliated with the ministry of health services and medical education (tehran, 1995).   a total of 120 nurses working in coronary care units were selected randomly to participate in this study. the too...

BACKGROUND In January 2009, the Joint Commission implemented a National Patient Safety Goal (NPSG) for ambulatory care, NPSG 3E, intended to reduce harm associated with the use of anticoagulation therapy. The 2011 NPSG 3E encompasses 8 elements of performance, including requirements that each organization (a) provide education regarding anticoagulation therapy to staff, patients, and families a...

thromboembolic disease is a common cause of morbidity and mortality. thrombin plays a key role in thrombotic events and thrombin inhibition represents a therapeutic event for thromboembolic events and has been identified as a target of therapy of its pivotal role in coagulation process. anticoagulation is a major intervention for the management of arterial and venous thromboembolic events. dabi...