Main description:

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.

Contents:

Antithrombotic Drugs.- 1. Current Trends and Antithrombotic Drug Device Development.- 2. Antithrombotic Drugs.- 3. Heparin and Non-Heparin Glycosaminoglycans: Future Perspectives for Future Application Vascular Surgery.- 4. Antithrombotic Activity of Heparin and its Derivatives: Reliable and Other Putative Mechanisms.- 5. Native Antithrombin III, An Activable Protein.- 6. Antithrombotic Potential of the Medicinal Leech Saliva.- 7. Hirudin and Hirudin Fragments Form the Basis of new Antithrombotics and Anticoagu1ants.- 8. Perspectives of the Clinical Use of Hirudin.- 9. The role of Anti-Myeloid Treatment in Ischemic Vascular Disorders.- 10. Thrombomodulin Novel Anticoagulant.- Anticoagulation and Physiological Situation.- 11. Anticoagulation for Neonates Infants and Children.- 12. Anticoagulation in the Elderly.- 13. Pregnancy and Anticoagulation.- 14. Anticoagulation in Pregnancy.- 15. Anticoagulants in Pregnancy.- Anticoagulation and Heart.- 16. Anticoagulant Therapy and Myocardial Infarction.- 17. Anticoagulant Therapy and Atrial Fibrillation.- Anticoagulation and Vessel.- 18. Anticoagulation and Venous Thrombosis.- 19. Antithrombotic Post-Operative Treatment in Reconstructive Arterial Surgery.- Anticoagulation and Surgery.- 20. Anticoagulant Therapy and Heart Valve Prosthesis.- 21. Anticoagulation and Aorto-Coronary Bypass.- 22. Anticoagulant and Orthopedic Surgery.- 23. Hemostasic Abnormalities, Anticoagulation and Anesthesia.- Anticoagulation and Medecine.- 24. Anticoagulation and Audiology.- 25. Use of Anticoagulants and Antithrombotics in Dermatology.- 26. Anticoagulation and Hepatocellular Dysfunction.- 27. Anticoagulation and the Kidney.- 28. Haemorrhages and Anticoagulants, The responsability of the patient.