Search for dissertations about: "Vitamin K antagonists"

Found 4 swedish dissertations containing the words Vitamin K antagonists.

  2. 1. On Acute Mesenteric Venous Thrombosis

    Author : Saman Salim; Vaskulära sjukdomar - kliniska studier; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Mesenteric venous thrombosis; intestinal ischemia; Venous thromboembolism; Thrombophilia; Anticoagulation; Direct oral anticoagulants; Vitamin K antagonists;

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  4. 2. Venous thromboembolism. Aspects on risk factors, diagnostic tools and treatment with thrombin inhibition

    Author : Karin Wåhlander; Göteborgs universitet; []
    Keywords : deep vein thrombosis; pulmonary embolism; venous thromboembolism; Factor V Leiden; prothrombin gene G20210A; thrombin inhibition; ximelagatran; melagatran; PT; APTT; D-dimer.;

    Abstract : Venous thromboembolism (VTE), comprising deep vein thrombosis (DVT) and pulmonary embolism (PE), is a multifactorial disease. The aims of the present thesis were to investigate Factor V Leiden and prothrombin G20210A mutations as potential risk factors for VTE during and after major surgery, to compare different D-dimer assays and evaluate their usefulness in the diagnosis of DVT, to investigate clinical effects, safety and pharmacokinetic properties of an oral thrombin inhibitor (ximelagatran) when treating VTE and finally to investigate the usefulness of coagulation assays (APTT and PT) during treatment with thrombin inhibition. READ MORE

  5. 3. Drug safety and effectiveness in relation to kidney function : a pharmacoepidemiological approach

    Author : Marco Trevisan; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
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    Abstract : Kidney function plays an important role in drug safety and effectiveness. As many medications are excreted by the kidneys, patients with reduced kidney function are at a higher risk of supra-therapeutic or toxic drug levels. READ MORE

  6. 4. Too much, too late? Drug prescribing for older people near the end of life

    Author : Lucas Morin; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
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    Abstract : Background. The burden of drugs prescribed to older persons at the end of life has recently drawn increasing scrutiny. READ MORE