ESC 2007: The STEEPLE results coupled with the results of a large meta-analysis further document the safety of LMWH vs UFH in patients undergoing elective or urgent PCI.

UFH is also less expensive than LMWH and other types of heparin. LMWH lasts longer than UFH and its effects are easier to predict. And you won’t need frequent blood tests.

In a meta-analysis of four trials that directly compared UFH with LMWH, UFH was associated with a significantly higher risk of major bleeding (1.35% vs. 0.34%, P =.015) but no significant ...

They have been used to using UFH for decades; Hospitalists reported rarely switching patients started on UFH to LMWH or a DOAC until the patient was nearing discharge due to reasons like ...

Investigations have shown that compared with unfractionated heparin (UFH), low-molecular-weight heparin (LMWH) can improve the clinical outcomes of patients with ST-segment elevation myocardial ...

Cancer and cancer therapies can increase a patient’s risk of developing venous thromboembolism.ASCO recently updated its clinical practice guideline on VTE prophylaxis and treatment for patients ...

Albany – NY, Nov. 08, 2017 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Primitive forms of heparin such as unfractionated heparin (UFH) could have limited bioavailability and variable anticoagulant effect foretold to ...

LMWH = low-molecular-weight heparin; UFH = unfractionated heparin. Tables. Table 2. Effects of LMWH vs UFH on Clinical Events Endpoint OR 95% CI P Value; Major bleeding: 0.57: 0.40-0.82.002: ...

Professional guidelines recommend LMWH and DOACs over UFH for the majority of patients hospitalized for acute PE. Yet physicians expressed general indifference toward anticoagulation choice, ...