Anticoagulation

All medical specialists who must contend with the possibility of thrombosis will be interested in **Anticoagulation**. This book evaluates anticoagulation procedures from various points of view - from Current Trends in Anti-thrombotic Drugs, to Treatment of Ischemic Vascular Disorders; from Anticoagulants in Pregnancy, to Anticoagulation in the Elderly, from the Effects of Anticoagulant Therapy on the Heart, to Anticoagulation in various Surgical Procedures. **Anticoagulation** is a resource of approaches to the management of this common medical problem. Front Matter....Pages i-xvii Current trends in antithrombotic drug device development....Pages 1-15 Antithrombotic drugs....Pages 16-37 Heparin and non-heparin glycosaminoglycans: future perspectives for future applications....Pages 38-54 Antithrombotic activity of heparin and its derivatives: reliable and other putative mechanisms....Pages 55-118 Native antithrombin III, an activable protein....Pages 119-133 Antithrombotic potential of the medicinal leech saliva....Pages 134-146 Hirudin and hirudin fragments form the basis of new antithrombotics and anticoagulants....Pages 147-163 Perspectives of the Clinical use of Hirudin....Pages 164-176 The role of anti-myeloid series treatment in ischemic vascular disorders....Pages 177-219 Thrombomodulin — a novel anticoagulant....Pages 220-225 Anticoagulation for neonates, infants and children....Pages 226-247 Anticoagulation in the elderly: indications and limitations....Pages 248-269 Pregnancy and anticoagulation....Pages 270-278 Anticoagulation in pregnancy....Pages 279-298 Anticoagulants in pregnancy....Pages 299-308 Anticoagulant therapy and myocardial infarction....Pages 309-321 Anticoagulant therapy and atrial fibrillation....Pages 322-330 Anticoagulation and venous thrombosis....Pages 331-358 Antithrombotic post-operative treatment in recontructive arterial surgery....Pages 359-375 Anticoagulant therapy and heart valve prosthesis....Pages 376-380 Anticoagulation and coronary bypass grafts....Pages 381-390 Anticoagulants and orthopedic surgery....Pages 391-413 Hemostatic abnormalities, anticoagulation and anesthesia....Pages 414-445 Anticoagulation and Audiology....Pages 446-456 Use of anticoagulants and antithrombotics in dermatology....Pages 457-466 Anticoagulation and hepatocellular disfunction....Pages 467-482 Anticoagulation and the kidney....Pages 483-510 Haemorrhages and anticoagulants the responsibility of the patient....Pages 511-530