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Dabigatran Excess: Case Report and Review of the Literature

Dabigatran Excess: Case Report and Review of the Literature Cardiol Ther (2013) 2:111–124 DOI 10.1007/s40119-013-0016-1 CASE REPORT Dabigatran Excess: Case Report and Review of the Literature • • • Amy Sarma Jeffrey E. Rossi Jean M. Connors Robert P. Giugliano To view enhanced content go to www.cardiologytherapy-open.com Received: April 3, 2013 / Published online: June 1, 2013 The Author(s) 2013. This article is published with open access at Springerlink.com of anticoagulation and absence of an antidote ABSTRACT or established therapies to reverse the Introduction: Novel oral anticoagulants are anticoagulant effect make management of increasingly used for stroke prophylaxis in cases of over-anticoagulation challenging. patients with non-valvular atrial fibrillation. Case Report: In this case report an 87-year-old While these agents offer a more predictable man with a history of atrial fibrillation pharmacokinetic profile, the lack of readily presented with dabigatran excess in the setting available laboratory tests to monitor the level of life-threatening, acute renal and hepatic failure. The authors review the use of A. Sarma and J. E. Rossi contributed equally to the writing of this paper. dabigatran in elderly patients, the available data on management of patients with excess A. Sarma  J. E. Rossi  J. M. Connors anticoagulation, and the potential options for R. P. http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Cardiology and Therapy Springer Journals

Dabigatran Excess: Case Report and Review of the Literature

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Publisher
Springer Journals
Copyright
Copyright © 2013 by The Author(s)
Subject
Medicine & Public Health; Internal Medicine; Cardiology
ISSN
2193-8261
eISSN
2193-6544
DOI
10.1007/s40119-013-0016-1
pmid
25135294
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Abstract

Cardiol Ther (2013) 2:111–124 DOI 10.1007/s40119-013-0016-1 CASE REPORT Dabigatran Excess: Case Report and Review of the Literature • • • Amy Sarma Jeffrey E. Rossi Jean M. Connors Robert P. Giugliano To view enhanced content go to www.cardiologytherapy-open.com Received: April 3, 2013 / Published online: June 1, 2013 The Author(s) 2013. This article is published with open access at Springerlink.com of anticoagulation and absence of an antidote ABSTRACT or established therapies to reverse the Introduction: Novel oral anticoagulants are anticoagulant effect make management of increasingly used for stroke prophylaxis in cases of over-anticoagulation challenging. patients with non-valvular atrial fibrillation. Case Report: In this case report an 87-year-old While these agents offer a more predictable man with a history of atrial fibrillation pharmacokinetic profile, the lack of readily presented with dabigatran excess in the setting available laboratory tests to monitor the level of life-threatening, acute renal and hepatic failure. The authors review the use of A. Sarma and J. E. Rossi contributed equally to the writing of this paper. dabigatran in elderly patients, the available data on management of patients with excess A. Sarma  J. E. Rossi  J. M. Connors anticoagulation, and the potential options for R. P.

Journal

Cardiology and TherapySpringer Journals

Published: Jun 1, 2013

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