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10713314

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
2
pubmed:dateCreated
2000-5-8
pubmed:abstractText
Anticoagulant therapy during pregnancy is problematic. Patients are frequently treated with long-term low-molecular weight heparin despite a lack of evidence for its effectiveness, and in the absence of validated dosing recommendations. The objectives of this investigation were to characterize the safety and pharmacokinetic behavior of a low-molecular weight heparin (reviparin) administered throughout pregnancy. Forty-two patients followed in a tertiary-care rheumatology clinic who received prophylactic doses of reviparin (4900 anti-Xa units subcutaneously once daily) were enrolled in this investigation. Anti-Xa heparin levels, weights, and gestational ages of the patients were obtained on up to four occasions distributed throughout their pregnancy. The achieved anti-Xa heparin levels were highly correlated with the patient's weight, irrespective of the gestational age. No toxicity other than injection site hematomas was observed. The achieved intensity of anticoagulation with reviparin varies during pregnancy in direct proportion to the patient's weight. This variability may mandate dose adjustment in response to changes in a patient's weight during pregnancy, particularly if low-molecular weight heparin is administered at therapeutic doses.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Apr
pubmed:issn
0049-3848
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:day
15
pubmed:volume
98
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
133-8
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2000
pubmed:articleTitle
Pharmacokinetic profile of a low-molecular weight heparin (reviparin) in pregnant patients. A prospective cohort study.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Medicine, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. crowthrm@fhs.csu.mcmcaster.ca
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't