title: Anticoagulation after intracoronary stent insertion.
abstract: Stents rarely thrombose in the first 24 hours after implantation; secondly, heparin has some influence on the extrinsic pathway. Additionally, if too much heparin is present it interferes with the INR, and the half life of prothrombin suggests that the patient should be anticoagulated with heparin for up to 96 hours after starting warfarin. This is the evidence on which our standard protocol is based.
authors.affiliation: Academic Department of Cardiology, University of Leicester, Glenfield General Hospital.
authors.forename: M J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Brack
authors.forename: P J
authors.initials: PJ
authors.lastname: Hubner
authors.forename: A H
authors.initials: AH
authors.lastname: Gershlick
mesh_terms: D000925:Anticoagulants / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D001241:Aspirin / Q000008:administration & dosage; D001780:Blood Coagulation Tests; D002985:Clinical Protocols; D003327:Coronary Disease / Q000601:surgery*; D004334:Drug Administration Schedule; D006493:Heparin / Q000008:administration & dosage; D006801:Humans; D011182:Postoperative Care / Q000379:methods; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000517:prevention & control*; D015607:Stents; D013927:Thrombosis / Q000517:prevention & control*; D014859:Warfarin / Q000008:administration & dosage
chemical_list: D000925:Anticoagulants; D014859:Warfarin; D006493:Heparin; D001241:Aspirin