title: Monitoring of bivalirudin anticoagulation during and after cardiopulmonary bypass using an ecarin-activated TEG system.
authors.affiliation: Department of Anesthesia, Deutsches Herzzentrum, Berlin, Germany. koster@dhzb.de
authors.forename: Andreas
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Koster
authors.forename: Semih
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Buz
authors.forename: Thomas
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Krabatsch
authors.forename: Frank
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Dehmel
authors.forename: Roland
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Hetzer
authors.forename: Herman
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Kuppe
authors.forename: Cornelius
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Dyke
mesh_terms: D000925:Anticoagulants / Q000493:pharmacokinetics* / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001777:Blood Coagulation / Q000187:drug effects*; D002315:Cardiopulmonary Bypass; D016903:Drug Monitoring; D010450:Endopeptidases / Q000494:pharmacology*; D005343:Fibrinolytic Agents / Q000494:pharmacology*; D006629:Hirudins / Q000493:pharmacokinetics*; D006801:Humans; D066298:In Vitro Techniques; D010446:Peptide Fragments / Q000493:pharmacokinetics* / Q000627:therapeutic use; D011994:Recombinant Proteins / Q000493:pharmacokinetics / Q000627:therapeutic use; D013916:Thrombelastography; D014914:Whole Blood Coagulation Time
chemical_list: D000925:Anticoagulants; D005343:Fibrinolytic Agents; D006629:Hirudins; D010446:Peptide Fragments; D011994:Recombinant Proteins; D010450:Endopeptidases; C020097:ecarin; C074619:bivalirudin