Lepirudin in the management of patients with heparin-induced thrombocytopenia
Sirak PetrosDepartment of Internal Medicine, University of Leipzig, Leipzig, GermanyAbstract: Lepirudin, a recombinant hirudin, is a direct irreversible thrombin inhibitor by binding to both free and clot-bound thrombin. It is approved for treatment of heparin-induced thrombocytopenia (HIT), which i...
Saved in:
| Main Author: | |
|---|---|
| Format: | article |
| Language: | EN |
| Published: |
Dove Medical Press
2008
|
| Subjects: | |
| Online Access: | https://doaj.org/article/ebaa264c7d5c473a93f13071d9ab3ce4 |
| Tags: |
Add Tag
No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!
|