A week later she developed a pulmonary embolism, due to a deep vein thrombosis and was treated with warfarin (5 mg/d) (heparin therapy was simultaneously discontinued). The patient was ...

Clinically significant bleeding occurred in 10 patients who received heparin versus 7 who did not (9% vs 0.6%). To conclude, an interruption of warfarin therapy for <6 days carries a low risk of ...

Purpose: A case of heparin-induced thrombocytopenia (HIT) complicated by warfarin-induced skin necrosis (WISN) is reported. Summary: A patient with a history of hypertension, heart failure ...