Activated partial thromboplastin time is more sensitive than ecarin clotting time for monitoring low doses of desirudin.
Mazoyer
E
E
Drouet
L
L
Delahousse
B
B
Gruel
Y
Y
Rouyrre
N
N
D001780:Blood Coagulation Tests / Q000379:methods / Q000592:standards; D004305:Dose-Response Relationship, Drug; D016903:Drug Monitoring / Q000379:methods* / Q000592:standards; D010450:Endopeptidases; D006629:Hirudins / Q000031:analogs & derivatives; D006801:Humans; D010314:Partial Thromboplastin Time; D011994:Recombinant Proteins / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity
D006629:Hirudins; D011994:Recombinant Proteins; D010450:Endopeptidases; C020097:ecarin; C060225:desirudin