Despite guidelines recommending other anticoagulants for people hospitalized with acute pulmonary embolism (PE), old habits and misconceptions have kept unfractionated heparin (UFH) the initial ...

Another anticoagulant available for thromboprophylaxis ... receive thromboprophylaxis using UFH 5,000 U 3 times per day or prophylactic doses of LMWH for at least 7-10 days postoperatively ...

Previous studies have cited interference in monitoring UFH with the APTT from oral anticoagulants, oral contraceptives, lupus anticoagulants, factor deficiencies, elevated acute phase reactants ...

and that UFH is a stronger anticoagulant. Despite guidelines recommending other anticoagulants for people hospitalized with acute pulmonary embolism (PE), old habits and misconceptions have kept ...

Much of the research in optimizing anticoagulant therapy for acute VTE ... it seems that LMWH and UFH have similar efficacy in patients with and without cancer. [59] There are no published data ...